France M. ChapoutierErmitage Blanc Le Meal

1999 Ermitage Blanc Le Meal

Chapoutier

95Average Score

Rhone / France

White

A stunner that's showing some maturity is the 1999 Ermitage le Meal Blanc. Revealing classic wood smoke, tomato leaf, orchard fruits, browned-butter and crushed-rock aromatics, it's full-bodied, classically styled, balanced and yet brilliantly concentrated and decadent. Sep 2015, www.robertparker.com

Jeb Dunnuck Score: 95/100

12x75cl	-	0 Immediate \| 1 Marketplace	£1,740.00
Bts	-	0 Immediate \| 6 Marketplace	£147.00
6x75cl	-	0 Immediate \| 4 Marketplace	£873.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Jeb DunnuckScore: 95/100

About The Producer

The producer

M. Chapoutier

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Product Details

Country

France

Region

Rhone

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

14.5%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

France

Region

Rhone

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

14.5%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Average Score

Jeb DunnuckScore: 95/100