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2003 Chapoutier Le Meal Ermitage

Hermitage, Northern Rhone, FRANCE
$499. 00
Bottle
$5988.00 Dozen
ABV: 15%
Closure: Cork
Other reviews.... The best bottle I've had, the still inky-purple 2003 Ermitage le Meal was firing on all cylinders on this occasion and was certainly a match for the 2009 and 2010. Tasting like a dry vintage port, yet with no sensation of heat or alcohol, it offers an insane bouquet of cassis, cracked pepper, violets, and mint that's literally overflowing the glass. Full-bodied, uber concentrated, voluptuous and still fresh and pure, it's a heavenly example of this killer terroir that will continue to knock your socks off for another 2-3 decades.
99 points - [tasted 2016] Jeb Dunnuck, www.robertparker.com