3 bottles per lot
Details
Ermitage Blanc, L'Ermite--Vintage 2000
Rhône. French-bottled: Chapoutier
Tasting note: Last year I wrote that the 2000 Ermitage l'Ermite was one of the most amazing white Hermitages I had ever tasted. In bottle, it has confirmed all of its extraordinary character. This light gold-colored effort is pure liquid minerals. Notes of honey, tropical fruits, smoke, and licorice are offered in a phenomenally full-bodied, mineral-imbued masterpiece with a long, concentrated, chewy mid-palate, great purity as well as a 50+ second finish. This awesome dry white should prove to be nearly immortal. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2050. 100 points. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #147, June 2003
3 bottles per lot
Rhône. French-bottled: Chapoutier
Tasting note: Last year I wrote that the 2000 Ermitage l'Ermite was one of the most amazing white Hermitages I had ever tasted. In bottle, it has confirmed all of its extraordinary character. This light gold-colored effort is pure liquid minerals. Notes of honey, tropical fruits, smoke, and licorice are offered in a phenomenally full-bodied, mineral-imbued masterpiece with a long, concentrated, chewy mid-palate, great purity as well as a 50+ second finish. This awesome dry white should prove to be nearly immortal. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2050. 100 points. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #147, June 2003
3 bottles per lot
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