M. Chapoutier, Hermitage, Le Meal Rouge 2020
$1,554.00
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Can drink, will improve · best from 2034 · will keep to 2053.
Tasting notes
Jeb Dunnuck · Jeb Dunnuck · 98-100
A ripe, sexy, opulent Hermitage, the 2020 Ermitage Le Méal has lots of black raspberry, violet, spring flower, and cured meat-like aromatics. It shows its Méal origin on the palate, where it’s full-bodied, has a creamy, velvety, opulent mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and one gorgeous finish. It’s certainly the most extroverted in the lineup, but it still brings plenty of focus, freshness, and structure.
Drink 2023
Joe Czerwinski · Wine Advocate · 95-97
Marked by scents of blueberries, purple raspberries, black cherries and crushed stone, Chapoutier's 2020 Ermitage le Méal is a compelling wine. Full-bodied, silky and elegant, it lacks the exaggerated concentration of the 2019 vintage but boasts a degree of elegance that makes it appealing sip after sip. It's remarkably drinkable for such a young wine, yet it will undoubtedly age well for up to two decades.
Drink 2025 - 2040
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