M. Chapoutier, Ermitage, Le Pavillon 2016
Standard - 75cl
Stock location: United Kingdom
In Stock
- Vintage2016
- ColourRed
- ProducerM. Chapoutier
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhone
- Sub RegionErmitage
- DesignationAOP
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV14.5
- LWIN11097042016
- Avg. Critic Score4.8★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
Aged entirely in barriques (25% new), the 2016 Ermitage le Pavillon shows only a hint of warm pencil shavings on the nose, beautifully setting up notes of fresh blackcurrants. Full-bodied, concentrated and plush across the mid-palate, it turns rich and velvety on the nearly endless finish, marked by savory notes of beef, licorice and espresso. If you wish to catch a glimpse of this wine's greatness, it would be no crime to open a bottle upon release, as I suspect it will close down for a number of years soon afterward.
- Drinking Window: 2025 - 2045
- Reviewer Name: Joe Czerwinski
- Review Date: October 2018
Brilliant purple. Highly expressive black and blue fruit scents are complemented by building floral pastille, exotic spice and smoky mineral flourishes. Sweet and penetrating in the mouth, offering deeply concentrated black raspberry, boysenberry and spicecake flavors that become more lively on the back half. Shows outstanding clarity and minerally cut on the strikingly long finish, which features fine-grained tannins and resonating florality.
- Drinking Window: 2027 - 2037
- Reviewer Name: Josh Raynolds
- Review Date: September 2019