2004 Hermitage Vin De Paille
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(for 375 ml.) Deep gold. Exotically perfumed scents of peach, poached pear, cinnamon, nutmeg and incense. Smoky pit fruit flavors coat the palate, picking up notes of toasted nuts and baking spices. Wonderfully deep in its sweet, caramelized fruit flavor but a suave mineral quality adds lift and energy. The finish is impressively long and spicy and surprisingly vibrant, leaving juicy peach and spice notes behind.
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Of course, Michel Chapoutier produces some very limited spectacular dessert wines. The 2004 Ermitage Vin de Paille, which has a deep amber color and smells like black truffle oil intermixed with orange marmalade and honeysuckle, is an amazingly rich wine that has put on considerable weight since I tasted it last year. This is a legendary wine that should age for 50-75 or more years. This wine cuvee has between 100 and 159 grams of residual sugar, and the finished alcohol is approximately 15%. Importer: Terlato Wines International, Lake Bluff, IL; tel. (847) 604-8900
Of course, Michel Chapoutier produces some very limited spectacular dessert wines. The 2004 Ermitage Vin de Paille, which has a deep amber color and smells like black truffle oil intermixed with orange marmalade and honeysuckle, is an amazingly rich wine that has put on considerable weight since I tasted it last year. This is a legendary wine that should age for 50-75 or more years. This wine cuvee has between 100 and 159 grams of residual sugar, and the finished alcohol is approximately 15%. Apr 2007, www.robertparker.com