2001 Hermitage La Petite Chapelle

Dark red. Roasted, more exotic aromas of raw blackberry, bacon fat and wild herbs. Silky and fat in the mouth, with nicely integrated acidity. Tactile Hermitage, but a bit youthfully hard-edged, with a slight greenness on the back end. Not showing as much personality today as the Taurobole, but there's more material here.