This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1999 M Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc Hermitage - 3L. Estimate for this lot is between $550 - $750 with a reserve of $380. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11660.
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Please note the following conditions in this lot - In Neck, Scuffed Label.
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This consignor, who was Cellerier for the Confreie des Chevaliers du Tastevin for 10 years and the Grand Senechal for 5 years, began collecting wine in 1985, after he worked in Switzerland with a professor and Burgundy enthusiast. A visit to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti to pick up a mixed case of 1985 DRC—and tasting a 1962 Richebourg—sealed his passion for fine wine. His collection was sourced primarily on release, either in Europe, Western Canada, or the U.S. Wines requiring long-term aging are stored in a passive underground cellar in Whistler, kept at 40–48°F with 45–55% humidity. Shorter-term bottles are held in a second underground cellar at home, averaging 52°F and 50% humidity. He also maintains a cellar at his farm in Sweden, dedicated mainly to white Burgundy and white Rhône wines, purchased at source and transported directly from France. Due to the high humidity (97%) and low average temperature (38°F), bottles there are wrapped in plastic to protect the labels—conditions that provide near-perfect aging for whites.
1999 M Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc Hermitage from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 95 points, Richard Jennings 94 points. This is the tasting note for 1999 M Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc Hermitage from Robert Parker - A stunner that's showing some maturity is the 1999 Ermitage le Meal Blanc. Revealing classic wood smoke, tomato leaf, orchard fruits, browned-butter and crushed-rock aromatics, it's full-bodied, classically styled, balanced and yet brilliantly concentrated and decadent.