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  • Country ranking ?

    930
  • Producer ranking ?

    39
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Roasted poultry

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Wine Advocate-Parker :Chapoutier's Ermitage l'Ermite possesses a transparent character that almost allows the taster to see through the wine's multiple levels. What stands out is the liqueur of granite liquid minerality. The elegant 1998 Ermitage l'Ermite rouge is light, but exquisitely balanced, with subtle notes of smoke and black currants. The flavors unfold gently and gracefully, with nothing overstated. The power is restrained, the tannin...

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The Story

Ermitage wines possess a rich historical past. 

They were appreciated as early on as Roman times when they were enjoyed (as well as Côte Rotie wines) under the name of " Vienne wines "and were later to be called " Saint Christopher's hillside wines " because of a chapel there bearing the saint's name. They were also to be known of as " Tournon wines ". 

The name of Ermitage probably first appeared in the XVIIth Century in memory of Henry...

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Wine Information

Hermitage L´Ermite - Chapoutier


History
The name Chapoutier is present in the Rhône Valley since 1808.
In 1879, the distant ancestor Polydor Chapoutier was the first to begin to buy vines, thus moving from the status of wine-grower of an estate to that of a viticulturist, a wine producer and a businessman. The pioneering spirit was already present in the family.
Seven generations later we find Michel, with a real passion for the ex...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

<10 tasting notes

Tasting note

color

Full

ending

Long

flavors

Mineral and Cherry

nose

Youthful, Pure, Complex and Opulent

recommend

Yes

taste

Low in Acidity, High tannin, Complex, Youthful and Fresh

Information

Origin

Cornas, Rhône

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