Chapoutier, Ermitage Ermite Vintage:1999 but manages to deliver -

but manages to deliver - and then some

As is usually the case the broad-shouldered flavors possess more size and weight though perhaps a bit less than I usually see between the Ech and this wine

it reveals scents of bell pepper

An elegant

Chapoutier, Ermitage Ermite Vintage:1999 but manages to deliver -This feels like an entire magnum of wine was somehow, crammed into a single bottle. Inky in color, this is so dense, it fills your mouth, coats your palate, staining your teeth and palate with a massive wall of fruit, tannin and crushed stones. There is a fabulous purity to the fruit and a lushness to the texture that lets you know, this wine means business. 2 3 decades are needed for this to really come around. But it will get there. However, unless