Chapoutier, Ermitage Ermite other_regions painfully young Cristal that will

painfully young Cristal that will require considerable patience

the medium-bodied and concentrated flavors are even more powerful than those of the Bougros and Valmur

aged all in foudre

There is excellent richness to the concentrated and beautifully textured broad-shouldered flavors that possess focused power and a subtle minerality that really comes up on the youthfully austere and strikingly long finish

Chapoutier, Ermitage Ermite other_regions painfully young Cristal that willThis 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