"This is very tight grained and beautifully balanced with violets
always revealing its wood
it boasts a saturated purple color as well as a gorgeous perfume of smoke
"Lotus vineyard is just below Howell Mountain
this wine is one of the most promising and profound Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines made in California
Chapoutier Ermitage Rouge Le Meal 2003 750mL Size:750mL "This is very tight grained"The best bottle I've had, the still inky purple 2003 Ermitage le Meal was firing on all cylinders on this occasion and was certainly a match for the 2009 and 2010. Tasting like a dry vintage port, yet with no sensation of heat or alcohol, it offers an insane bouquet of cassis, cracked pepper, violets, and mint that's literally overflowing the glass. Full bodied, uber concentrated, voluptuous and still fresh and pure, it's a heavenly example of this