2011 M. Chapoutier - Ermitage le PavillonColour : Red Producer : M. Chapoutier Label Name : Ermitage le Pavillon Country : France Region : Rhone Sub Region : Hermitage Variety : Syrah Vintage : 2011 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Rating : RP100 Robert Parker Wine Advocate Tasting Note : Even better and a prodigious effort that hits all my sweet spots, the 2011 Ermitage Le Pavillon comes from one of the top terroirs on Hermitage hill, the granite soils of the Les Bessards lieu dit.

mulberry and a touch of strawberry) intermingling with sage

a selection and blending exercise of individual plants from select vineyards

Best from 2025 through 2042

This is a classy Pessac-Léognan from the Cathiard's

Needs three to five years of bottle age on release

excellent acidity providing freshness

lavender and thyme add complexity to the waves of fruit

tighter-knit core than either the 2012- or 2010-base renditions

crystalline and flinty

the 2018 Cotes de Provence Rose Muse will be bottled in magnums (2

thick mid-palate

It offers incredible vibrancy with tons of black and red fruit sparkle in the mid-palate leading to a provocative mineral element on the very long finish