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The dance of the white wines ends in 2003 for our two
vineyards.
The magnum of
2003 Le Méal
is extremely rare in
this format and a wonderful effort to be savored. The
2003 De
l’Orée
shines brightly. The full-bodied white wine has a most
beautiful bouquet of liquid minerals, citrus, honeysuckle and a
tropical hint.
A quick word about our red wines in this lot. Two Syrah— Le
Pavillon and l’Ermite Syrah— typify the absolute best of the
region.
The
2005 l’Ermite
is so full and round that it’s expected
to keep its fruit for up to 60 years, full of dark red fruit, a hint of
white pepper and ethereal minerality. The black/blue-colored
2000 Ermitage Le Pavillon
is brilliant out of the bottle. Notes of
graphite, ink, licorice, crème de cassis, and minerals jump from
the glass of this syrup of Hermitage. Full-bodied, unctuously-
textured, gorgeously rich, spectacularly concentrated and long, it
is a
tour de force
in winemaking.
Note: Ermitage Blanc, LeMéal 1998 has a torn label and 4 bottles of
Ermitage Rouge, Le Pavillon 2000 have slightly torn labels.
Blue, black, yellow, red. Still no Grey, but this is an impressive
50 Shades of the wine-kind, and a Rhône dynasty in the making.
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