Chapoutier, Ermitage Meal Vintage:2009 Mild reduction pushes the underlying

Mild reduction pushes the underlying fruit to the background but I doubt that it will persist

linear and palate staining finish

but this is a beautifully precise wine

This follows the line of the 2016

Chapoutier, Ermitage Meal Vintage:2009 Mild reduction pushes the underlyingEven inkier in color than the 2010, the 2009 Ermitage le Meal is as good as Hermitage gets. Locked and loaded with phenomenal notes of jammy black raspberries, creme de cassis, crushed violets, smoked earth and spice, it's thick and unctuous on the palate, with incredible density, a huge mid palate and a layered, multi dimensional, seamless, elegant texture that just keeps you coming back and begging for another sip. More hedonistic and voluptuous