12 bottles per lot
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FINE WHITE RHONE FROM CHAPOUTIER
Lying in Weybridge, Surrey (EHD)
Offered duty-paid, but available in bond
Ermitage Blanc, Cuvée L'Oree--Vintage 2003
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: Chapoutier
In original wooden cases
Tasting Note: Nearly perfect, one of the most prodigious dry white wines I have ever tasted is the 2003 Ermitage Cuvée de l'Orée. A 669-case cuvée fashioned from yields of 10 hectoliters per hectare, it offers aromas and flavours beyond anything I have previously tasted in a dry white. It tastes like a liqueur of liquorice intermixed with a liqueur of honeysuckle, quince, and rocks. Opulent, viscous, and full-bodied, at first glance it is seemingly fragile and over the top, but it boasts extraordinary freshness and liveliness as well as monster concentration and a finish that lasts over 60 seconds. I suspect it will drink beautifully for 3-4 years, then go into a funky stage, and re-emerge two decades later. It may be a 100-year wine ... but who knows? Without question, it is a tour de force in winemaking. 99 Points Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Feb 2006
12 bottles per lot
Lying in Weybridge, Surrey (EHD)
Offered duty-paid, but available in bond
Ermitage Blanc, Cuvée L'Oree--Vintage 2003
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: Chapoutier
In original wooden cases
Tasting Note: Nearly perfect, one of the most prodigious dry white wines I have ever tasted is the 2003 Ermitage Cuvée de l'Orée. A 669-case cuvée fashioned from yields of 10 hectoliters per hectare, it offers aromas and flavours beyond anything I have previously tasted in a dry white. It tastes like a liqueur of liquorice intermixed with a liqueur of honeysuckle, quince, and rocks. Opulent, viscous, and full-bodied, at first glance it is seemingly fragile and over the top, but it boasts extraordinary freshness and liveliness as well as monster concentration and a finish that lasts over 60 seconds. I suspect it will drink beautifully for 3-4 years, then go into a funky stage, and re-emerge two decades later. It may be a 100-year wine ... but who knows? Without question, it is a tour de force in winemaking. 99 Points Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Feb 2006
12 bottles per lot
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ParcelWineOffered duty paid, but available in bond. VAT at 17.5% will be charged on the hammer price on removal of the lot from bond.