Ermitage Le Meal Blanc M Chapoutier 2009 (OWC 6)

Description

By Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate in 2015  (WA99)
Other than being slightly riper the nose is quite similar to that of the straight Gevrey cuvée. By contrast, this is denser and more powerful with a bit more tannic scaffolding as well on the robust, mouth coating and impressively persistent finish where the rusticity is more pronounced. This is a first-rate villages and well-worth considering.

By Wine Spectator in 2012 (WS98)
An intense and gorgeous wine, with a rich yet remarkably racy core of star fruit, fennel, anise, white peach and chamomile flavors that course along, followed by a finish of salted butter and blanched almond. There’s lots of flesh, but also invigorating, almost crunchy acidity buried deeply. Drink now through 2027. 844 cases made.