Chapoutier - Ermitage Le Meal Rouge 2018 | Monsieur Touton Selection

Tasting notes

This highly rated limited production wine is from the Hermitage appellation, which consists of a single 1000 foot hill with south facing vineyards. Supposedly named after the hermits who lived in the area in the Middle Ages, this region produces some of the most exquisite wines in the Rhone Valley. This Syrah is no exception. With a color of deep red garnet with violet highlights and ripe fruit aromas, it displays powerful tannins and flavors of mellow stewed blackberries.

Estate

With roots dating back to 1808, M. CHAPOUTIER is one of the oldest companies in the Rhône Valley. Yet, its world renown and the quality of wine can truly be accredited to the arrival of Michel Chapoutier in 1990. His willingness to change the set way, thirst for knowledge and open-mindedness, together with his drive to seek, discover and reflect the full potential of our terroirs, letting the soils express their true character, has put our wines firmly on the wine world map. This philosophy is what gives our wines their signature style, forms the basis of the M. CHAPOUTIER ethos and drives our team to reveal the very best of what the soils have to offer.

Vineyard

The wine is only produced with grapes coming from the Méal hillside. This slope is composed of high terraces of shingles and clay. The vines are about 50 years old.

Vinification

The harvest, totally destemmed, is vinified in a small cement vat. High temperature maceration enables a good extraction of grape potential, to obtain soft and stable tannins, compulsory to keep the wine for a very long time. Only the free-run juice is used in this single vineyard. Wine is matured in new or one year old cask. Maturing lasts between 14 and 18 months. The clarification is natural.

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