In the glass
Aroma: blackberry, chocolate, smoked meat, graphite, exotic spice
Palate: rich dark fruit, melted chocolate, velvety tannins, long spiced finish, mineral depth
Le Meal is the most hedonistic and velvety of Chapoutier's Hermitage single-parcel reds, from mid-slope schist and granite. More immediately accessible than Le Pavillon or L'Ermite.
What it pairs with
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Beef tenderloin with black truffle sauce
The wine's velvety texture and chocolate notes meet truffle-enriched beef naturally. -
Roasted pigeon with foie gras
Luxurious poultry and the wine's exotic spice register create a special occasion pairing. -
Dark chocolate fondant
The wine's cocoa and spice character bridges into rich dark chocolate dessert.
History
Le Meal comes from mid-slope parcels on the Hermitage hill above Tain-l'Hermitage. It is considered the most accessible of the three single-parcel reds in its youth while gaining great complexity with age.
- 1990 — First vintage of Le Meal as part of Chapoutier's Selections Parcellaires program
Facts
- Producer
- M. Chapoutier
- Grapes
- Syrah (100%)
- Classification
- Hermitage AOC
- Oak
- 18 months in new French oak demi-muids
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 200-350 at retail
- Drinking window
- 10-30 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1990
- Biodynamic
- Demeter Certified
- Organic
- ECOCERT
Tags
biodynamic
biodynamic certified
cellar worthy
dry
firm tannin
full body
grand cru
high acid
iconic
mood contemplative
mood elegant
occasion cellar
occasion gift
occasion special
old vines
old world
organic
pairs with foie gras
pairs with red meat
pairs with truffles
price luxury
single vineyard
still red
syrah