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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$229.17
Sleek, with mouthwatering flavors of red currant, raspberry and cherry preserves forming the core, while a dusting of...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$239.62
The 2014 L'Ermite comes from a charming, moderately concentrated vintage, but you wouldn’t know that by tasting...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2015
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1647.37
Lastly, the 2015 Ermitage L’Ermite offers that classic, searing granite/ozone-laced bouquet of crème de cassis,...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$678.86
Lastly, the 2015 Ermitage L’Ermite offers that classic, searing granite/ozone-laced bouquet of crème de cassis,...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$365.58
Readers wanting to understand pure granite soils need to taste the inky blue/black-colored 2016 Ermitage L’Ermite,...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2017
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$618.35
The 2017 Ermitage l'Ermite is equally astounding but a completely different expression of Hermitage. Somehow this...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$344.15
The 2017 Ermitage l'Ermite is equally astounding but a completely different expression of Hermitage. Somehow this...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$274.25
As usual, Chapoutier's 2018 Ermitage l'Ermite is a standout among standouts. Crushed stone, blueberries, even a touch...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$330.84
Incredibly dense elderberry fruit with raw-meat, smoked-bacon, balsamic-vinegar, mushroom and tar aromas. But there...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$275.78
If you ever wondered why Hermitage had such a special reputation then you need to taste this towering masterpiece of...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$393.50
Even inkier in color than the 2010, the 2009 Ermitage le Meal is as good as Hermitage gets. Locked and loaded with...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$365.50
One of the stars of the retrospective was the 2010 Ermitage le Meal. This classic vintage yielded concentrated, fresh...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$215.87
Similar to the '12 and showing the generosity and warmth of this site, the 2011 Ermitage le Meal is another sexy wine...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$174.28
Showing similar to last year, the 2012 Ermitage le Meal is a blockbuster that's about as voluptuous and sexy as...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$212.60
A classic expression of the gorgeous, sunbaked vineyard, the 2013 Ermitage le Méal is as ripe, sexy and voluptuous...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$201.45
The sweetly fruited, downright sexy 2014 Ermitage le Meal offers plenty of raspberry jam, toasted bread and floral...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$365.58
A perfect wine, the 2015 Ermitage Le Méal offers straight-up otherworldly notes of black raspberries, toasted...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$246.53
From a very steep southern exposure, aged in 25% new oak for 18 months. This wine is relatively dark, brooding and...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$333.03
Always the earliest-ripening portion of the Chapoutier holdings on the Hermitage hill, the 2017 Ermitage le Méal is...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$214.95
From one of the warmer terroirs on Hermitage Hill, the 2018 Ermitage Le Méal was all destemmed and vinified in...
The Rhone region of France is one which is deeply influenced by tradition. With a wine history which stretches back to well over a thousand years, and a consistent degree of excellence demonstrated by their wineries, producing wines which have shaped the drink as we know it, it isn’t difficult to see why tradition is held in such high regard. What is unusual then, is when you find a Rhone winery which, while producing excellent, classic Rhone wines, is also willing to seek out new opportunities and break from the norm somewhat.
One such winery is Maison Chapoutier. The Chapoutier family are a proper, old Rhone clan, who operate on land which has been passed down from father to son since the end of the 18th century. The winery was set up on the ancestral site in 1879, when a set of heritage vineyards were bought and new vines were sown, thus starting the business which continues to this day. The wineries fortunes were mixed, and for much of its history it didn’t make any great waves with their traditional, standard Hermitage wines which were probably very similar to those made elsewhere in the village. However, in the 1980s, the latest generation of Chapoutiers, Michel and Marc, took over the business from their father with a renewed sense of passion and keenness to make their voices heard and their wine tasted across the world.
The results were highly positive, and the Rhone wines of Maison Chapoutier quickly gained recognition for their excellence and complexity. The success of their home produce prompted the Chapoutier brothers to expand their family business, and they soon set their sights on becoming an international company, spreading their unique style - blending Rhone tradition with global sophistication - elsewhere around the world. They bought vineyards in Portugal, and then Australia, and decided to break with tradition completely and turn their farming techniques over to the biodynamic method, which emphasizes using natural cycles of the moon, enriching the soils with various natural components, and trying to be completely harmonious with nature. As such, all of their vineyards around the world are completely organic and biodynamic, and all of their wines are single-varietal - another unusual feature at odds with their traditional roots, where blending is very much the norm. The results more than speak for themselves, however, and Marc and Michel Chapoutier continue to receive awards and recognition for their wines, as they seek to expand further and continue spreading their message.