Chapoutier, Ermitage Ermite Vintage:1999 but manages to deliver -

but manages to deliver - and then some

As is usually the case the broad-shouldered flavors possess more size and weight though perhaps a bit less than I usually see between the Ech and this wine

and my predicted range assumes that will occur over time

This feels like an entire magnum of wine was somehow

An elegant

Chapoutier, Ermitage Ermite Vintage:1999 but manages to deliver -This 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