Ermitage L'Ermite Rouge

In the glass

Aroma: violet, dried meat, pepper, stone mineral, dark plum

Palate: concentrated dark fruit, mineral granite, fine firm tannins, spice, extraordinary length

From the L'Ermite parcel at the summit of the Hermitage hill, the most mineral and austere of Chapoutier's single-parcel reds. Demands the longest cellaring.

What it pairs with

• Rack of lamb with anchovy and rosemary crust
  The salt and mineral character in the wine finds an anchor in the anchovy-lamb combination.
• Wild boar sausage with lentils
  Rustic fare with enough depth to meet the wine's mineral concentration.
• Aged Gruyere
  Firm, nutty cheese softens the wine's muscular tannins.

History

L'Ermite is named for the hermit who historically lived on the Hermitage hill. The parcel sits at the highest point of the hill and produces the most mineral of Chapoutier's single-vineyard Hermitage reds.

1. 1990 — First vintage of L'Ermite from the summit parcel of the Hermitage hill

Facts

Producer

M. Chapoutier

Grapes

Syrah (100%)

Classification

Hermitage AOC

Oak

18 months in new French oak demi-muids

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 250-400 at retail

Drinking window

12-35 from vintage

First vintage

1990

Biodynamic

Demeter Certified

Organic

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