Chapoutier, Ermitage Ermite other_regions -- Ian D'Agata

-- Ian D'Agata

(93-96)/2035+

I'd like to see more proof of development here around 2030

with plentiful fine-grained tannins that firm up on the long finish

Chapoutier, Ermitage Ermite other_regions -- Ian D'AgataThis 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