2001 Ermitage Blanc Le Meal
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The 2001 Ermitage le Meal Blanc continues to impress and I've had numerous bottles over the past couple of years and they've all shown beautifully. Honeyed and caramelized, with lots of white peach, mint, orange blossom and smoke, it's full-bodied, ripe and layered on the palate, with perfect balance between its layers of fruit and acidity. My notes finished with "beautiful wine."
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The 2001 Ermitage Le Meal is more delineated, smoky, and citrusy, with less fat and unctuosity than the 2000. Nevertheless, it is a big, thickly-textured effort with huge notes of ripe honeysuckle, pear, and peach. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2020. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate June 2003
The 2001 Ermitage le Meal Blanc continues to impress and I've had numerous bottles over the past couple of years and they've all shown beautifully. Honeyed and caramelized, with lots of white peach, mint, orange blossom and smoke, it's full-bodied, ripe and layered on the palate, with perfect balance between its layers of fruit and acidity. My notes finished with "beautiful wine." Sep 2015, www.robertparker.com
Deeper peach skin color. Very ripe aromas of vineyard peach, honey and smoke. Fat and thick but enlivened by bright acidity. Like a confiture of orchard fruits, with a chewy, saline quality. A warmer, more massive Hermitage blanc, in need of bottle aging.