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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$221.52
Leading off three single-vintage whites from Hermitage, the stunning 2013 Ermitage Cuvee de L’Orée has an...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$246.09
The thickest, most unctuous, full-bodied and sexy white of the vintage is the 2014 Ermitage de l’Orée. Coming all...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$258.95
Of the three sélection parcellaire whites, the 2015 Ermitage de l’Orée is the most fresh and lively, with...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$165.68
The 2016 Ermitage De L’Orée is also beautiful in the vintage and has a huge nose of buttered citrus, white...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$159.53
Rich and opulent on the nose, with yellow peach and honeycomb. Very full bodied, with that immediate internal sweet...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$171.24
96-98 Classy hints of pencil shavings accent the pear, nectarine and melon fruit in the full-bodied, voluptuous 2018...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$159.53
A breathtaking and expansive bouquet of mirabelle tart with a wide spectrum of candied citrus aromas, fresh almonds,...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'ermite Blanc 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$475.92
The 2011 Ermitage l’Ermite Blanc is pure perfection in white wine. Coming from very old, pre-phylloxera vines...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'ermite Blanc 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$740.48
The wine of the vintage (and I’ll include all the wines of the northern Rhône, red and white in that grouping) is...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'ermite Blanc 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$458.28
I’ve probably rated the L'Ermite Blanc a perfect score more times than any other wine out there, and the 2015...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'ermite Blanc 2016
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$1251.38
The best of the lineup in 2016 is unquestionably the 2016 Ermitage L’Ermite Blanc, which is all Marsanne from the...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'ermite Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$566.45
The best of the lineup in 2016 is unquestionably the 2016 Ermitage L’Ermite Blanc, which is all Marsanne from the...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'ermite Blanc 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$637.66
As in 2016, my favorite of the white parcel selections this year is the 2017 Ermitage l'Ermite Blanc (231 cases...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'ermite Blanc 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$471.18
Another truly flawless wine from this dream team is the 2018 Ermitage L’Ermite Blanc, which comes from a vineyard...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'ermite Blanc 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$400.96
Another perfect wine in the lineup is the 2020 Ermitage L'Ermite Blanc, and white wine simply doesn’t get any...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2002
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$184.95
Perhaps the most surprising thing is how spectacular the 2002 whites are from Michel Chapoutier. Because of space...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$232.29
Superdense, with lots of bass showing now--anise, fennel seed, cardamom, glazed pear and fig--but there's still...
Counoise Ice Wine Marsanne Nero D'avola
Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.
Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.