M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Méal Blanc 2016 (750ml) Mendocino

M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Méal Blanc 2016 (750ml) MendocinoWinemaker Notes Deep garnet red with purple lights during its youth. The nose has ripe fruits and smoky aromas. The palate has powerful tannins and is velvety with notes of blackberry jam. According to the vintage, the wine can be kept from 30 to 60 years, indeed from 50 to 75 years. Professional Ratings 97 Jeb Dunnuck Similarly colored, the 2016 Ermitage Le Mal Blanc comes from a warmer terroir of pebbly and more loess soils and was brought up in 10%

this is a marvelous sparkler from an always reliable house

cassis and cocoa show on the nose

solidifying its status as a regional benchmark

The initial impact is fresh and structured

For the Côte de Beaune

highest quality juice (tête de cuvée) was selected for fermentation

exuberant style

Savoy Vineyard

J Pinot Noir

it blooms with assertion after some time in the glass

30% Mourvèdre

black currant and cherry fruit aromas are balanced with exotic spice and earthy undertones