Chapoutier, Ermitage Meal Vintage:2011 so it's not all barrique

so it's not all barrique

plum and spicy oak

on a lingering candied violet note

lacking some spark

weight and power as well as a bit more complexity to the mineral-driven and impeccably well-balanced finish that is both explosive and palate staining

Chapoutier, Ermitage Meal Vintage:2011 so it's not all barriqueEven inkier in color than the 2010, the 2009 Ermitage le Meal is as good as Hermitage gets. Locked and loaded with phenomenal notes of jammy black raspberries, creme de cassis, crushed violets, smoked earth and spice, it's thick and unctuous on the palate, with incredible density, a huge mid palate and a layered, multi dimensional, seamless, elegant texture that just keeps you coming back and begging for another sip. More hedonistic and voluptuous