Descrizione

La varietà Marsanne nella regione del Rodano produce vini concentrati e persistenti che, una volta maturi, affascinano gli intenditori per la loro grande complessità ed eleganza. A Ermitage, Michel Chapoutier fa questo vino da vigneto singolo, il top della sua collezione, con appena 2 ettari di vigneti pieni di ciottoli di origine alluvionale. L'annata 2017 stupisce per la sua salinità e mineralità, con una tensione in bocca davvero notevole

Dettagli del prodotto

La cantina
M. Chapoutier
Tipo di vino
Bianco
Annata
2017
Alcool
14.0% vol.
Varietà
100% Marsanne
Origine
Ermitage

Degustazione

Temperatura di servizio
Si consiglia di servirlo tra i 9 e i 12 °C.
Consumo
Fino al 2035 se lo tieni in condizioni perfette.

Vigna e preparazione

Descrizione
Il vigneto è sul pendio di Méal.
Dimensioni
2 ettari.
Età
Più di 50 anni.
Suolo
Ciottoli di origine alluvionale.
Clima
Continental.
Raccolto
Manuale.
Vinificazione
Dopo aver pressato l'uva intera, si fa una pre-macerazione fermentativa a freddo per 24-48 ore. Circa il 50% dell'uva passa in barrique nuove di rovere francese da 600 litri. L'altra metà resta nei serbatoi.
Invecchiamento
Affinamento sui lieviti da 10 a 12 mesi.

Recensioni degli esperti

The Wine Advocate:

The 2017 Ermitage le Meal Blanc starts with refined notes of crushed stone and pencil shavings that move into a whirlwind of lush fruit, ranging from pineapple through melon and pear. It's rich, almost custardy in texture, yet it's backed by mineral notes of crushed stone and delivers awesome freshness on the long finish. It's an exhilarating ride. 508 cases produced.

Jeb Dunnuck:

As with all the whites from Chapoutier today, the 2017 Ermitage Le Méal Blanc has a kiss of reduction in its rich, full-bodied, powerful style, which gives the wine a more focused, backward style than normal. A huge nose of celery seed, caramelized citrus, honeysuckle, and turmeric as well as plenty of minerality all emerge from the glass, and this beauty gains depth and richness with time. Hide bottles for 3-4 years and it should keep nicely for two decades or more.

James Suckling:

A beautifully rich and complex nose with lemons and limes, white and yellow peaches and a surge of spicy oak, roasted almonds and a flicker of reductive flint. The palate has seamless build and rich, deep-set, ripe-fruit flesh. Smooth, buttery and freshly cut at the finish. Drink or hold.

Decanter:

This 100% Marsanne comes from a 2ha plot of 50-year-old vines on alluvial deposits and large stones. 2008 was a fairly average vintage in the Rhône, arguably the worst of the 2000s along with the dire 2002, but the whites are better than the reds, as this wine shows. It's a little skinnier and straighter than average, but still thoroughly enjoyable, with a little touch of vanilla pod to the poached pear and mango flavours. It has vibrant acidity and a more bitter finish than usual. Not a great vintage for this wine, but from a global perspective it's still very good. Drinking Window 2019 - 2023.