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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$203.78
Slightly more reserved now than on release, the 2012 Ermitage le Meal Blanc offers tons of honeyed minerality,...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$221.89
Similar in style to the hedonistically-styled Cuvee de l’Orée (especially when compared to the structured,...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$249.94
Another perfect wine is the 2015 Ermitage le Meal Blanc. The most decadent, unctuous and layered in the lineup, with...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$164.62
Similarly colored, the 2016 Ermitage Le Méal Blanc comes from a warmer terroir of pebbly and more loess soils and...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$228.95
The 2017 Ermitage le Meal Blanc starts with refined notes of crushed stone and pencil shavings that move into a...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$203.06
97-99 Is le Méal the most complex and complete lieu-dit on Hermitage, when considering both red and white wines? The...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$183.43
I was blown away by the 2020 Ermitage Le Méal Blanc, which is certainly the finest vintage of this cuvée I’ve...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$62.95
Brilliant all the way, the 2020 Hermitage Chante-Alouette Blanc is a white readers should snatch up. All Marsanne...
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M. Chapoutier St. Joseph Les Granits Blanc 2012
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$167.45
Another blockbuster that savvy readers need to buy up, the 2012 Saint Joseph les Granits Blanc is a drop-dead...
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M. Chapoutier St. Joseph Les Granits Blanc 2014
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$159.49
The white of the vintage in Saint Joseph is the 2014 Saint Joseph les Granits Blanc. Coming all from one of the top...
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M. Chapoutier St. Joseph Les Granits Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$58.03
Moving to the 2016s, the 2016 Saint Joseph Les Granits Blanc is beautiful, with lots of citrus blossom, crushed rock,...
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M. Chapoutier St. Joseph Les Granits Blanc 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$87.00
Quite possibly the finest white in the appellation, the 2020 Saint Joseph Les Granits Blanc is all Marsanne from what...
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Marc Sorrel Hermitage Blanc 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$112.78
The classic 2020 Hermitage Blanc from Sorrel is 100% Marsanne aged 18 months in barrel. It reveals a light gold hue...
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Yves Cuilleron Saint Joseph Digue 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$44.28
Deeper yellow than most 2021s. Aromas of pear, cashew and crème anglaise. Full-bodied and quite concentrated in the...
Lemberger Marsanne Melon de Bourgogne
One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.
Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.