L’Ermite Rouge NV Assortment Case
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 10 to 40 years from the vintage release, as it requires at least a decade to shed its formidable youthful tannins and reveal its complex tertiary character.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Slow-roasted venison or wild game, grilled prime ribeye steak, and mature, rich cheeses such as aged Gouda or Comté.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the crown of the legendary Hermitage hill, M. Chapoutier's 'L'Ermite' Rouge is a monumental expression of 100% Syrah, sourced from ancient vines—some exceeding a century in age—planted in the lean, granitic soils surrounding the famous St. Christopher chapel. The name pays homage to the 13th-century knight Gaspard de Stérimberg, who returned from the Albigensian Crusade to live as a hermit on this very hill. Crafted using strict biodynamic principles, this single-vineyard (Sélection Parcellaire) masterpiece undergoes traditional fermentation in concrete vats followed by extensive aging in oak casks. The result is a wine of profound depth, marrying intense dark fruit, graphite, and exquisite floral notes with a seamless, powerful structure that reflects one of the world's most revered terroirs.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
M. Chapoutier blev grundlagt i 1808 i Tain-l'Hermitage i Rhônedalen og har siden udviklet sig til et af Frankrigs mest berømte vinhuse. Husets internationale stjernestatus tog for alvor fart, da Michel Chapoutier overtog roret i 1990 med sin kompromisløse vision. Som pioner inden for biodynamisk vindyrkning og minimal intervention i vinkælderen er ejendommen særligt hyldet for sine enkeltmarks-aftapninger, 'sélections parcellaires', der formidler de fineste terroiregenskaber på tværs af Rhône og andre vinregioner. Chapoutier, der siden 1996 ikonisk har haft punktskrift (blindeskrift) på alle etiketter, skaber referencepunkter for druer som Syrah, Marsanne og Grenache i prestigiøse appellationer som Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie og Châteauneuf-du-Pape.