M. Chapoutier

Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2017

From one of Chapoutier’s superlative sélections parcellaires in the Northern Rhône comes the Ermitage Le Méal Blanc. Le Méal sits at a reasonably high elevation, with chalk and alluvial gravelly soil that births wines with great aroma and elegance. Composed of 100% destemmed Marsanne, fruit is harvested at full ripeness. It is floral and honeyed on the nose. It can be drunk young, but patience will reward. In old French, ‘Le Méal’ translates to ‘the best’. Here, it is a fitting nomenclature.