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Le Méal, a broader swathe of the hill at a high elevation (150-200 metres) facing slightly more Easterly, takes its name from the old French word meaning ¿the best¿. The land of sandy gravel, combined with Syrah vines over 50 years old, give a wine characterisedby a supple character, fine balance and deeply intense fruit aromas. Yields are again exceptionally...

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The eponymous vineyard grows on very poor granitic and shallow soils surrounding the chapel of ¿Ermite¿ at the top of the hill of Hermitage. The age of the vines averages over 80 years. This wine is the most individual statement in the Hermitage appellation, and the most prized for followers of M. Chapoutier¿s grandest of crus. L¿Ermite traditionally produces the...

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This wine comes from ¿lieu-dit¿ Les Bessards, a fine layer of sediment lying ongranite slopes. Its 65 year old vines are positioned at a lower altitude band ofthe Hermitage hill, at approximately 130 metres, above the ruins of a stonehouse that gives it its name. With tiny yields (20 hl/ha), this is perhaps the mostcomplex of the various Ermitage sélections....

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Again, outstanding concentration and velvety rich mouthfeel. Brooding, 6 magnums £405.00black fruit flavours with layers of chocolate and coffee with good tannic grip.Real purity of fruit with elegance, texture, depth of flavour and complexity.Poised and elegant, yet powerful, balanced and with real finesse.Astonishingly good. Drink 2013-2028

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This Méal hillside has a similar soil composition to the De I¿Orée vineyard, littered with large pebbles that help to catch the sun¿s warmth. The vine age, in excess of 50 years, has again resulted in very low yields. The tasting note for Le Méal is similar in some respects to De l¿Orée but with a touch more weight, structure...

TASTING NOTES

This wine comes from ¿lieu-dit¿ Les Bessards, a fine layer of sediment lying on granite slopes. Its 65 year old vines are positioned at a lower altitude band of the Hermitage hill, at approximately 130 metres, above the ruins of a stone house that gives it its name. With tiny yields (20 hl/ha), this is perhaps the most complex of...

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