Chapoutier, Ermitage Ermite Vintage:1999 As is usually the case

As is usually the case the broad-shouldered flavors possess more size and weight though perhaps a bit less than I usually see between the Ech and this wine

earth and spice nuances

Here the sense of delicacy is nearly weightless

but manages to deliver - and then some

there seems to be no end to this estates ambition

Chapoutier, Ermitage Ermite Vintage:1999 As is usually the caseThis feels like an entire magnum of wine was somehow, crammed into a single bottle. Inky in color, this is so dense, it fills your mouth, coats your palate, staining your teeth and palate with a massive wall of fruit, tannin and crushed stones. There is a fabulous purity to the fruit and a lushness to the texture that lets you know, this wine means business. 2 3 decades are needed for this to really come around. But it will get there. However, unless