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Chapoutier Les Meysonniers Crozes-Hermitage 2017
Crozes-Hermitage AOC
With Michel Chapoutier's name on the label, you know to expect something special. And Les Meysonniers 2017 delivers. From a top vintage, this pure Syrah Crozes delivers ample smoky liquorice and blackberry fruit with violet glints.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Ample rounded, blackberry and cassis. Herbal length, silky tannins
Aroma
Blackcurrany, bramble, raspberry, with a herbal and violet lift
The hugely enthusiastic and always passionate Michel Chapoutier is one of the Rhône's most famous characters. Since he took control of this long-established firm in 1988, quality has soared. Chapoutier now produces the most diverse and complex wines to be found in the northern Rhône. They are particularly well-known for their remarkable Hermitage wines. Like this Les Meysonniers 2017. Produced using organic methods and using fruit from 25 year old vines, this is a fine, expressive Syrah. Full bodied, yet elegant with lovely blackberry, cassis with a herbal lift. It is nearly all aged in vat, with just 15% going into barrel, so the fruit really sings out. Open a half hour early and decant. A fine match any roast meats or a rich casserole.
91 Points
