Ermitage Le Pavillon Chapoutier 2003
Ermitage Le Pavillon Chapoutier 2003 is a dry, full-bodied red from Syrah (Hermitage, France), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are firm and acidity gentle; oak influence is some. Good with barbecue, lamb, beef stew, steak. Biodynamic farming is mentioned by the merchant. Listed at £290.00 by Hedonism Wines, who say it is out of stock; that is the last price, not an offer.
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M Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2003 is a full-bodied single-vineyard Syrah from the northern Rhône valley. Produced from biodynamically farmed old vines aged 90-100 years on the famed hill of Hermitage, Chapoutier`s Le Pavillon is consistently one of the profoundest and most-long-lived Syrahs from the Hermitage vineyard. "A legend of the future is the 2003 Ermitage Le Pavillon (659 cases). The equal of such stupendous examples as 1990 and 1989, the 2003 is incredibly rich as well as awesomely well-delineated and fresh. An inky/blue/purple colour is followed by a subtle but impressively intense nose of barbecue smoke, creme de cassis, blueberries, blackberries, and white flowers. The wine cascades over the palate (15.8% natural alcohol) with extraordinary richness, intensity, and silkiness. This seamlessly constructed Hermitage is, analytically, high in tannin, but extremely low in acidity, with a freaky accessibility (a vintage character). Prodigiously concentrated and high in extract, it should last for a half century or longer. It will be fascinating to follow over the next several decades." 100 points, Robert Parker, 2006