2007 Ermitage Le Meal
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Classic in style, with medium to full-bodied richness and sweet tannin, the 2007 Hermitage le Meal Estate reveals a medium ruby color to go with perfumed aromatics of wood smoke, dried meats, leather, raspberries and blackberries. While not a blockbuster, it has solid mid-palate concentration and a beautiful texture, both of which allow it to drink nicely today. It should hold nicely through 2027.
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Josh Raynolds
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Saturated ruby. Very rich aromas of roasted cassis, cherry, licorice and cured meat. Deep black and blue fruit flavors display good depth, with velvety tannins adding stricture. Gains weight with air and finishes with floral and sweet tobacco notes. I prefer the Dionnieres today for its elegance but fans of powerful syrah will prefer this one.
Opaque ruby. Explosively perfumed aromas of black raspberry, smoky herbs, minerals and pungent flowers. Very rich but surprisingly vibrant, offering palate-staining red and dark berry flavors and a strong, smoky undertone. Deep, weighty, youthfully tannic and spicy on the finish, which leaves smoke and floral notes behind. This is still a baby.
Saturated ruby. Very rich aromas of roasted cassis, cherry, licorice and cured meat. Deep black and blue fruit flavors display good depth, with velvety tannins adding stricture. Gains weight with air and finishes with floral and sweet tobacco notes. I prefer the Dionnieres today for its elegance but fans of powerful syrah will prefer this one.