Chapoutier, Ermitage Ermite other_regions painfully young Cristal that will

painfully young Cristal that will require considerable patience

aged all in foudre

roast meat and forest resins haunt the blackberry and plum fruits

citrus fruits

There is enormous depth to this voluminous Malartic-Lagravière

Chapoutier, Ermitage Ermite other_regions painfully young Cristal that willThis feels like an entire magnum of wine was somehow, crammed into a single bottle. Inky in color, this is so dense, it fills your mouth, coats your palate, staining your teeth and palate with a massive wall of fruit, tannin and crushed stones. There is a fabulous purity to the fruit and a lushness to the texture that lets you know, this wine means business. 2 3 decades are needed for this to really come around. But it will get there. However, unless