Chapoutier - Ermitage L'Ermite Blanc 2017
- Producer M. Chapoutier
- Blend 100% Marsanne
- Country France
- Region Rhone Valley
- UPC 0 15643 72109 0
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Item# 14372-17/6PK
Description
Ermitage “L’Ermite” Blanc is the most individual statement in the Hermitage appellation, and the most prized for followers of M. Chapoutier’s grandest of crus. This rare wine is produced from a 3.7 acre site at the top of the Hermitage hill with around 100 cases produced annually. The vineyard’s elevated position, over 200 meters, allows long ripening at the end of the growing season, and its loess soils provide excellent drainage for rainwater. The vines, over 100 years old, are pruned to very low yield levels. The essence of granite soil is transfused through the vine and into the Marsanne grape from this important lieux dit.
Tasting notes
Brilliant and yellowish straw color. Complex aromas of vanilla, dried fruits, almonds, linden-tree with hints of minerals. Very round and rich with an elegant balance, and a touch of bitter almond. Very ripe white peach and apricot aromas. Beautiful long finish with huge complexity.
Estate
With roots dating back to 1808, M. CHAPOUTIER is one of the oldest companies in the Rhône Valley. Yet, its world renown and the quality of wine can truly be accredited to the arrival of Michel Chapoutier in 1990. His willingness to change the set way, thirst for knowledge and open-mindedness, together with his drive to seek, discover and reflect the full potential of our terroirs, letting the soils express their true character, has put our wines firmly on the wine world map. This philosophy is what gives our wines their signature style, forms the basis of the M. CHAPOUTIER ethos and drives our team to reveal the very best of what the soils have to offer.
Vineyard
Selection of our oldest vines. Situated at the top of the Hermitage hill, around the chapel, in a place named the “Ermite”, soils are very poor and granitic.
Vinification
After a light cold-settling, fermentation is entirely made in casks between 18 and 20°C. After a long period of fermentation, the wine is matured on lees, with regular stirrings, between 10 and 12 months.