M. Chapoutier - Ermitage Le Méal blanc 2015
100/100
Robert Parker
97/100
Wine Spectator
96/100
Vinous
17,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
Another perfect wine is the 2015 Ermitage le Meal Blanc. The most decadent, creamy, and structured of the range, with irresistible notes of white currants, toasted nuts, celery seeds, and licorice, it hits the palate with a full-bodied richness, an enormous mid-palate, and a refreshing, pure, and sensational finish that never ends. If I had to choose a white wine for a desert island, this might be it." (Wine Advocate 2016)
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Eye
Bright golden yellow color
Nose
Intense, exotic, and very mineral, with notes of white currants, toasted nuts, celery seeds, and licorice, and subtle, well-integrated oak.
Mouth
Full-bodied, rich, and very refined, it is rich and complex on the palate, with an impressive finish featuring lovely exotic freshness and toasted almonds.
Serve
At 12-14°C
Open
1 hour before service
Drink before
2075+
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with foie gras, lobster with beurre blanc sauce, langoustine consommé with chorizo and ginger, lamprey à la bordelaise, veal maringo, Saint-Félicien cheese with truffles...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated 17.5/20 (Reference wine)
Rated estate (2024 guide) 5*Stars (Exceptional producers, representing the absolute pinnacle of quality in France and worldwide)
About wine:
Richer and more powerful than De-L'Eau, the fruitiness is overripe. In this sunny vintage, the sunny terroir itself is perhaps not the most comfortable, but with good aeration, its volume and fullness are better appreciated.
About the estate:
Michel Chapoutier is now ably assisted by his children Mathilde and Maxime in running the largest wine house in the northern Rhône, a long-standing specialist in Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage wines. Chapoutier is not only a major wine merchant, but also produces high-quality estate wines, with the estate's vines having been cultivated biodynamically for many years. The single-vineyard selections, the top of the range, perfectly reflect the philosophy of the master of the house: single-vineyard, single-varietal and produced every year, they are above all a reflection of the terroir, in its good aspects and sometimes its excesses.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2023 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
This venerable (19th century) and unmissable winery, launched onto the international stage by Michel Chapoutier in the 1990s, offers a wide range of wines from its own vineyards (345 hectares, biodynamic) or purchased grapes, in most of the leading appellations of the Rhône Valley, as well as in Roussillon and Alsace. His children, Mathilde and Maxime, have recently joined the family adventure.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rating (2016 guide) 100/100 (Exceptional!)
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About wine:
Another perfect wine is the 2015 Ermitage le Meal Blanc. The most decadent, creamy, and structured wine in the range, with irresistible notes of white currants, toasted nuts, celery seeds, and licorice, it hits the palate with a rich body, an enormous mid-palate, and a refreshing, pure, and sensational finish that never ends. If I had to choose a white wine for a desert island, this might be it.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2023 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)
About the estate:
Under the Maison M. Chapoutier label, we bring together wines from the trading activities of this two-hundred-year-old institution in Tain-l'Hermitage. Michel Chapoutier, now accompanied by his daughter Mathilde, offers a very wide range of Rhône appellations, with a production volume approaching one million bottles. But the Chapoutier name is also present in other regions (Champagne, Alsace, Languedoc and even Australia), reflecting the dynamism of this family. While some vintages are impressive, others are much more ordinary. This inconsistency has led us to withdraw the star from the house this year.
Wine Spectator
Wine rated 97/100 (Exceptional wine)
Jancis Robinson
Rated Recommended
Vinous
Wine rated (2018 guide) 96/100
About wine:
Intense golden yellow. Penetrating aromas of citrus and ripe stone fruit with mineral accents are complemented by notes of chalky minerals, saffron, and chamomile. Juicy, smoky, and deeply concentrated yet supple on the palate, it offers dense flavors of peach nectar, pear liqueur, Meyer lemon, and buttered toast that display superb vibrancy and concentration. The mineral note repeats insistently on the incisive, smoky finish, which lingers with exceptional persistence.
Jeb Dunnuck
Rated Recommended
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