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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$278.62
I’ve always loved the 2012 Ermitage L'Ermite, and it’s probably the wine of the vintage. Coming from the pure...
750ml
Bottle:
$388.20
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 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$329.15
Incredibly dense elderberry fruit with raw-meat, smoked-bacon, balsamic-vinegar, mushroom and tar aromas. But there...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'ermite Blanc 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$575.71
Another perfect wine from this reference point estate, the 2012 L'Ermite Blanc tastes like the essence of this...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$251.35
Coming all from the pure granite soils of the Bessards lieu-dit, on the western side of Hermitage, the 2018 Ermitage...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$209.55
I was shocked by the 2007 Ermitage le Meal Blanc and from a vintage that yielded mostly forward, supple and...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$249.95
Leading off three single-vintage whites from Hermitage, the stunning 2013 Ermitage Cuvee de L’Orée has an...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$177.04
When a so-called entry-level wine performs at this level, you know that producer has had a stupendous year. The 2015...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$179.28
Rich and opulent on the nose, with yellow peach and honeycomb. Very full bodied, with that immediate internal sweet...
750ml
Bottle:
$192.20
6 bottles:
$191.00
Bright ruby. Sappy and tightly focused raspberry and cherry aromas are complemented by notes of cinnamon and...
750ml
Bottle:
$356.20
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 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...
750ml
Bottle:
$535.20
6 bottles:
$534.00
Even better and a prodigious effort that hits all my sweet spots, the 2011 Ermitage Le Pavillon comes from one of the...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$435.00
Screaming "Granite!" at the top of its lungs, the 2015 Saint Joseph Le Clos comes from an east-facing parcel located...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$435.00
In complete contrast to the sexy, flamboyant les Granits, the tiny production 2012 Saint Joseph le Clos (which comes...
750ml
Bottle:
$298.95
From one of the warmer terroirs on Hermitage Hill, the 2018 Ermitage Le Méal was all destemmed and vinified in...
750ml
Bottle:
$485.25
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 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$258.62
The 2011 Ermitage l’Ermite is a killer Hermitage that offers a huge bouquet of thick crème de cassis and black...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$174.28
Similarly colored, the 2016 Ermitage Le Méal Blanc comes from a warmer terroir of pebbly and more loess soils and...
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.