M. Chapoutier
Les Greffieux Ermitage Syrah
Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
This is a very tannic 11 year old Syrah from Northern Rhône.
Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.
Showing red fruits with earth, wood, spices, peppercorn, chocolates, tobacco, graphite, dark coffee, light barnyard and peppercorn.
Grippy finish with raspberries.
Needs many more years to mature properly.
100% Syrah grapes were aged in French oak barrels for 18 months.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$150.
This is a very tannic 11 year old Syrah from Northern Rhône.
Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.
Showing red fruits with earth, wood, spices, peppercorn, chocolates, tobacco, graphite, dark coffee, light barnyard and peppercorn.
Grippy finish with raspberries.
Needs many more years to mature properly.
100% Syrah grapes were aged in French oak barrels for 18 months.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$150.
Gorgeous fruit. Hints of spice, licorice, meaty plums and blood. Dried herbs. Supple and delicious with great balance. Inky and intense but open now and enjoyable.
Gorgeous fruit. Hints of spice, licorice, meaty plums and blood. Dried herbs. Supple and delicious with great balance. Inky and intense but open now and enjoyable.
Nov 27th, 2020Spicy, complex and surprisingly approachable for a young Hermitage. #syrah #chapoutier
Spicy, complex and surprisingly approachable for a young Hermitage. #syrah #chapoutier
Sep 7th, 2016
Very CA like. Ripe, fresh and more new oak than the others. Juicy blackberries, dark raspberries, black plum, blueberries, softer dark minerality, leather.
Very CA like. Ripe, fresh and more new oak than the others. Juicy blackberries, dark raspberries, black plum, blueberries, softer dark minerality, leather.
Apr 10th, 2016Wiff of brett but drinking exceptionally well
Wiff of brett but drinking exceptionally well
Jul 29th, 2015
Hot on the nose. A little brett, a lot of acid.
Hot on the nose. A little brett, a lot of acid.
Feb 19th, 2014
As delicious a day later as it was last night. Finishing off the bottle leftovers.
As delicious a day later as it was last night. Finishing off the bottle leftovers.
Dec 11th, 2013
A super solid NRhone. All the telltale signs meaty/savory with dark fruit in an elegant package. My only issue was the intensity. Maybe asking too much.
A super solid NRhone. All the telltale signs meaty/savory with dark fruit in an elegant package. My only issue was the intensity. Maybe asking too much.
Mar 23rd, 2025
