1995 Chapoutier Ermitage le Pavillon - 99 pts - 750ml

1995 Chapoutier Ermitage le Pavillon - 99 pts - 750ml

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1995 Chapoutier Ermitage le Pavillon - 99 pts

The family's history in the Rhône dates back to 1808, but it wasn't until 1879 that Polydor Chapoutier transitioned the family from growing grapes to making and trading wine. In 1988, Michel Chapoutier took the company reins, and a push toward quality saw the Chapoutier label begin to gain international recognition.

Michel Chapoutier eschewed the use of traditional, large format chestnut foudres for aging, instead moving toward smaller oak casks with shorter aging periods. He also advocated keeping the wines unfiltered and unfined, and to work with only biodynamically or organically grown fruit across all of the vineyards.


Product Details

Varietal Syrah
Vintage 1995
Rating 99 RP
Bottle Size 750 ml
Bottle Quantity 1
Country France
Region Rhone
Location Northern Rhone
Producer Chapoutier
Color Red
Wine Type Table

Winery Details

Varietal Syrah
Vintage 1995
Rating 99 RP
Bottle Size 750 ml
Bottle Quantity 1
Country France
Region Rhone
Location Northern Rhone
Producer Chapoutier
Color Red
Wine Type Table

Robert Parker

Rating 99 RP - 1995 Chapoutier Ermitage le Pavillon - 99 pts The 1995 Ermitage Le Pavillon is magnificent. The wine is more accessible than the 1996 (due to lower acidity and more immediately accessible glycerin and fruit), with a magnificent black/purple color, and layers of cassis fruit, smoky, roasted meat, and mineral characteristics that are the result of barrel fermentation and high extraction of fruit. It is huge, but not heavy, gorgeously proportioned, and dazzlingly well-defined. A monster Hermitage of immense proportions, it somehow manages to keep everything in balance. This backward Pavillon will require 10-12 years of cellaring. It should age well through the first half of the next century. RP

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