NV Ermitage Le Pavillon Vertical (2008-2013)

The six-bottle Le Pavillon Rouge Collection Case contains one bottle of every vintage from 2008 to 2013. The wine comes from Chapoutier’s four-hectare plot of the “Les Bessards” vineyard at the top of the Hermitage hill. Vines are over 65 years old, planted on poor, granite soils. The wines are typically more mineral, tannic and structured than the rounder, plusher wines of L’Ermite. Le Pavillon 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 were all awarded 100 points by the Wine Advocate. The 2008 scored 93+ points and the 2013 received 98+ points. Robert Parker described the 2009 as “a perfect wine”. The case contains six bottles (75cl), one each from the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 vintages.