2003 M. Chapoutier, Ermitage de l'Oree Blanc, Case of 6 Btls
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99RP
Critic key
RP = Robert Parker
- Rating
- RP99
- Producer
- Chapoutier
- Vintage
- 2003
- Region
- Rhone
- Appellation
- Ermitage
- Country
- France
- Format
- Case
- Volume
- 750mL
- ABV
- 14.5
- Type
- Still
- Color
- White
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Product Description
Nearly perfect, one of the most prodigious dry white wines I have ever tasted is the 2003 Ermitage Cuvee de l'Oree. A 669-case cuvee fashioned from yields of 10 hectoliters per hectare, it offers aromas and flavors beyond anything I have previously tasted in a dry white. It tastes like a liqueur of licorice intermixed with a liqueur of honeysuckle, quince, and rocks. Opulent, viscous, and full-bodied, at first glance it is seemingly fragile and over the top, but it boasts extraordinary freshness and liveliness as well as monster concentration and a finish that lasts over 60 seconds. I suspect it will drink beautifully for 3-4 years, then go into a funky stage, and re-emerge two decades later. It may be a 100-year wine ... but who knows? Without question, it is a tour de force in winemaking.
M. Chapoutier, Ermitage de l'Oree
M. Chapoutier, Ermitage de l'Oree