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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2009
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$681.45
From a warm site and a hot vintage, the 2009 Ermitage le Meal Blanc was harvested on the August 28, and aged in 100%...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$221.95
From a warm site and a hot vintage, the 2009 Ermitage le Meal Blanc was harvested on the August 28, and aged in 100%...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$218.12
Surprisingly, I preferred the 2011 Ermitage le Meal Blanc over the 2012 on this occasion and it showed a more...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$234.95
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:
$249.95
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:
$174.78
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:
$229.95
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:
$212.69
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:
$183.62
I was blown away by the 2020 Ermitage Le Méal Blanc, which is certainly the finest vintage of this cuvée I’ve...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$407.70
My favorite of the 2005s from Chapoutier, the 2005 Ermitage Le Pavillon is a heavenly wine that comes from one of the...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$281.80
Showing more minerality than the le Meal, yet more plushness and sexiness than the l’Ermite, the 2006 Ermitage le...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$184.95
The most concentrated 2008 Ermitage is Le Pavillon (915 cases). Backward as well as elegant, it offers up scents of...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$414.27
A perfect wine, the 2009 Ermitage Le Pavillon (1,093 cases) boasts a black/purple color as well as an extraordinary...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$270.03
Even better and a prodigious effort that hits all my sweet spots, the 2011 Ermitage Le Pavillon comes from one of the...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$256.95
Pure perfection in Syrah, the 2012 Ermitage Le Pavillon comes from the pure granite soils of the Les Bessards...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$209.23
The star of the show in 2013 is the 2013 Ermitage le Pavillon. Coming from the west and eastern edges of the Bessards...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$194.25
Made from 65 year old vines on the granitic Bessards section of Hermitage. Some very assertive red plum, red...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$304.14
Another perfect wine, the 2015 Ermitage Le Pavillon comes from the Bessards lieu-dit on Hermitage, which is pure...
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.