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LOT 101

Lot 101

M.CHAPOUTIER CROZES-ERMITAGE LES VARONNIERS 2005 (1)
M.CHAPOUTIER ERMITAGE L'ERMITE 2005 (1) WA 99+
M.CHAPOUTIER ERMITAGE LE PAVILLON 2004 (2) WA 92
M.CHAPOUTIER ERMITAGE LE PAVILLON 2005 (1) WA 100
M.CHAPOUTIER ERMITAGE LES GREFFIEUX 2005 (1)

M.CHAPOUTIER CROZES-ERMITAGE LES VARONNIERS 2005 (1) M.CHAPOUTIER ERMITAGE L'ERMITE 2005 (1) WA 99+ M.CHAPOUTIER ERMITAGE LE PAVILLON 2004 (2) WA 92 M.CHAPOUTIER ERMITAGE LE PAVILLON 2005 (1) WA 100 M.CHAPOUTIER ERMITAGE LES GREFFIEUX 2005 (1)
Lot 101 Details
M.CHAPOUTIER CROZES-ERMITAGE LES VARONNIERS 2005 (1)

Rhône.
u. 1 cm. scuffed label

M.CHAPOUTIER ERMITAGE L'ERMITE 2005 (1)

Rhône.
scuffed label

Lastly, from the very dome of the granite hill of Ermitage is the 2005 Ermitage l’Ermite. An extraordinarily powerful wine that probably needs 10-15 years in the bottle (last year I thought 20 was probably conservative), this is a 100-year wine and probably best appreciated by our descendants rather than anyone currently over the age of 30. Dense purple to the rim, with notes of crushed rock, charcoal, roasted meats, and enormous quantities of blue and black fruits, this wine is almost painfully rich and thick, with mouthsearing levels of tannin and zesty acidity. Monumental! Anticipated maturity: 2020-2080. February 2008 WA 99+

M.CHAPOUTIER ERMITAGE LE PAVILLON 2004 (2)

Rhône.
2 x scuffed & scraped labels. 1 x stained label

WA 92

M.CHAPOUTIER ERMITAGE LE PAVILLON 2005 (1)

Rhône.
scraped & scuffed label

My favorite of the 2005s from Chapoutier, the 2005 Ermitage Le Pavillon is a heavenly wine that comes from one of the greatest sites for Syrah in the world, the steep, granite-dominated hillside of les Bessards. Getting a bevy of expletives in my notes, this insanely good Hermitage offers classic notes of smoked meats, charcoal, liquid rock, burning embers, chocolate and cassis, as well as a thick, unctuous and massively concentrated style on the palate. Changing in the glass, with exotic aromatics, incredible purity and building, polished tannin, Syrah doesn’t get any better. Given the youthful profile here, I’m sure this will see its 50th birthday in fine form, but it still delivers plenty of pleasure today given its texture, purity and balance. March 2016 Drink: 2020-2055 WA 100

M.CHAPOUTIER ERMITAGE LES GREFFIEUX 2005 (1)

Rhône.
scuffed & scraped label

6 bts.    per lot $1,000 - $1,200

Realised: $2,208
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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