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Ermitage Blanc, Chapoutier,
De l’Orée, 1994
(1 bottle)
Ermitage Blanc, Chapoutier,
De l’Orée, 1995
(1 bottle)
Ermitage Blanc, Chapoutier,
Le Méal, 1997
(1 bottle)
Ermitage Blanc, Chapoutier,
Le Méal, 1998
(1 bottle)
Ermitage Blanc, Chapoutier,
Le Méal, 1999
(1 bottle)
Ermitage Blanc, Chapoutier,
l’Ermite, 2001
(1 bottle)
Ermitage Blanc, Chapoutier,
De l’Orée, 2001
(1 bottle)
Ermitage Blanc, Chapoutier,
Le Méal, 2003
(2 bottles)
Ermitage Blanc, Chapoutier,
Le Méal, 2003
(1 magnum)
Ermitage Blanc, Chapoutier,
De l’Orée, 2003
(1 bottle)
Ermitage Rouge, Chapoutier,
l’Ermite, 2005
(2 magnums)
Ermitage Rouge, Chapoutier,
Le Méal, 2005
(2 magnums)
Ermitage Rouge, Chapoutier,
Le Pavillon, 2000
(6bottles)
NORTHERN RHÔNE VALLEY
16 bottles and 5 magnums
Generously contributed by
Michael and Jacqueline Ferro/Chicago
Sun-Times Foundation
ESTIMATED VALUE $5,800
50 SHADES
N
ot sure you’ll find any Grey in this lot, but you’ll find every
other shade here. This outstanding lot shows inky black to
ruby to brilliant golden.
Michel Chapoutier is one of the most highly regarded
winemakers in the world.
Since taking over his family firm in
1990 at age 26, he has transformed the winery into the leading
Rhône Valley producer. Chapoutier’s family dates back to 1808,
and their wines benefit from their deep knowledge of the land.
The
De l’Orée 1994
—an impressive 99-point wine—is intense
golden yellow in color with a nose that can give fruity lemon with
floral overtones of acacia and hawthorn. It has a well-rounded,
full bodied mouthfeel. Robert Parker notes that in
1997
, Michel
Chapoutier introduced a luxury cuvée of white Hermitage called
Le Méal
. It displays, in addition to cherry notes, an orange Grand
Marnier characteristic to its fruit. It is an immense, full-bodied,
fabulously powerful and concentrated dry white with a steely
finish. There are only 300 or so cases of this wine produced
annually.
In the 2001
l’Ermite
you will find the Ermitage’s oldest vines put to
great use. Limpid straw yellow in color, this very round, rich wine will
bring an elegant balance with just a light bitterness at the finish.
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