Chapoutier, Ermitage Ermite Vintage:1999 An elegant

An elegant

I have also tasted several other examples that have shown similarly if not quite as fresh while meriting scores of between 93 and 94 points

and my predicted range assumes that will occur over time

This feels like an entire magnum of wine was somehow

it reveals scents of bell pepper

Chapoutier, Ermitage Ermite Vintage:1999 An elegantThis feels like an entire magnum of wine was somehow, crammed into a single bottle. Inky in color, this is so dense, it fills your mouth, coats your palate, staining your teeth and palate with a massive wall of fruit, tannin and crushed stones. There is a fabulous purity to the fruit and a lushness to the texture that lets you know, this wine means business. 2 3 decades are needed for this to really come around. But it will get there. However, unless