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the 2012 really shines

Sixty percent was fermented in French oak barrels of varying capacities ranging from 225 to 500 liters

(100% stems)

The freshest nose to this point with an earthy extract of red and black cherry and pinot fruit aromas that introduce edgy and firmly if not aggressively structured medium full flavors that are quite complex and this finishes with a noticeably dry

Chapoutier, Ermitage Meal Blanc other_regions They own 1Showing some of the more mature notes found in the 2006, the medium gold colored 2004 Ermitage le Meal Blanc is another incredibly concentrated, thick and unctuous effort that's overflowing with notes of browned butter, marzipan, honeyed gold fruits and smoked earth. Layered, full bodied and with notable freshness and purity, it's drinking beautifully today but has another two plus decades of evolution.