M. Chapoutier, Hermitage, l'Ermite Rouge 2015 (Magnum)
Magnum - 150cl
Stock location: United Kingdom
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- Vintage2015
- ColourRed
- ProducerM. Chapoutier
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhone
- Sub RegionHermitage
- DesignationAOP
- Bottle SizeMagnum - 150cl
- ABV14
- LWIN11096612015
- Avg. Critic Score4.8★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
My pick of Chapoutier's 2015 Ermitage bottlings on this occasion was the 2015 Ermitage l'Ermite. It just edged out the other wines for its incredible purity of cassis fruit, indelible intensity and massive concentration. Size doesn't matter if the other elements aren't there, but this wine is complex, balanced and long, a true tour de force. Hints of crushed stone, peppery spice and grilled meat are in the background right now, partially submerged under the waves of fruit and ripe tannins, so give it a decade or so to shed some of that puppy fat and reveal its true nature.
- Reviewer Name: Joe Czerwinski
- Review Date: December 2017
Dark purple. Expansive aromas of dark fruit preserves, incense, black pepper, violet and spicecake, joined by hints of olive and cola that build in the background. Fleshy and broad on the palate, offering wonderfully concentrated yet energetic black and blue fruit and violet pastille flavors that are lifted and brightened by a smoky mineral flourish. Chewy and appealingly sweet on the strikingly long, floral-dominated finish, which is framed by youthful, steadily building tannins.
- Drinking Window: 2026 - 2039
- Reviewer Name: Josh Raynolds
- Review Date: April 2018