M. Chapoutier - Ermitage le Pavillon 1998
Price: $257.50
Producer | M. Chapoutier |
Country | France |
Region | Rhone Valley |
Subregion | Hermitage |
Varietal | Syrah |
Vintage | 1998 |
Sku | 46867 |
M. Chapoutier Description
Colour : Deep garnet red, with purple highlights. Nose : First : tar, slighly closed and smoky. Second : raspberry, blackberry, walnut. Mouth : Complex, strong attack, it is a round, elegant wine, soft with a long aftertaste of liquorice and tobacco.
Wine Advocate: 98 Points
The 1998 Ermitage Le Pavillon flirts with perfection ... again. Revealing a striking bouquet of violets, blackberries, smoke, licorice, and minerals, it is luxuriously rich, full-bodied, and layered on the palate. It is a wine with a finish that lasts beyond a minute. Remarkably, yields were a mere 10 hectoliters per hectare. There is plenty of tannin in the finish, but it is ripe and well-integrated. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2050.