2013 Ermitage Rouge, L'Ermite, M. Chapoutier, Rhône

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2013 Ermitage Rouge, L'Ermite, M. Chapoutier, RhôneAs you climb towards the chapel, the soil gets thinner and thinner until all left is pure granite, and purity is certainly a key descriptor for LErmite in 2013. Parsimonious yields and minimal intervention are responsible for this, the definitive statement of Syrah, a wine that effortlessly combines charm and austerity, simplicity and encyclopaedic complexity, reticence and expansive poetry. Berry Bros. & Rudd

while the rest was aged in barrique (73% new) for 22 months

The gentle toasting of the barrels allows the oak to speak more quietly than in many American whiskies

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and sometimes this means that the aromas of a more delicate wine can seem lost

Plenty of fresh cranberry and cherry fruit with the right balance of tartness as well as juiciness to the fruit core

The 2021 Treinspoor is Sadie's Tinta Barocca that the man himself likens to Nebbiolo

intense fruit

fuller bowl to enable the bouquet to express itself fully

red currants and red plums notes with touches of Chinese five spice

The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Village comes from four hectares of old vines worked by Arnaud Mortet himself

It appears grippy under analysis

This is a fresh and balanced wine with loads of excitement to it