Chapoutier Ermitage le Meal Blanc - 2009 (750ml) Premier Cru This can be drunk now

This can be drunk now

Chardonnay

Created from a mash bill of 70% corn

it's a remarkably consistent wine and always a solid value

Chapoutier Ermitage le Meal Blanc - 2009 (750ml) Premier Cru This can be drunk now99 points, Wine Advocate From a warm site and a hot vintage, the 2009 Ermitage le Meal Blanc was harvested on the August 28, and aged in 100% new French oak. Flirting with perfection and a full bore, exotic, almost over the top expression of Marsanne, it has less minerality than the 2010, yet more of everything else with boatloads of caramelized fruits, buttered citrus, white flowers, honey and crushed rocks all soaring from the glass. Rich, layered,