This lot is comprised of 4 bottle(s) of 2004 M Chapoutier Ermitage de L'Oree and Ermitage de L'Ermite Blanc Hermitage - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $950 - $1400 with a reserve of $750. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11660. In this lot 3 bottles of 2004 M Chapoutier Ermitage de L'Oree Blanc Hermitage (750ml), 1 bottle of 2004 M Chapoutier Ermitage de L'Ermite Blanc Hermitage (750ml).
Condition
Please note the following conditions in this lot - Scuffed Label on 2004 M Chapoutier Ermitage de L'Oree Blanc Hermitage. Scuffed Label on 2004 M Chapoutier Ermitage de L'Ermite Blanc Hermitage.
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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.
2004 M Chapoutier Ermitage de L'Ermite Blanc Hermitage from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 100 points. This is the tasting note for 2004 M Chapoutier Ermitage de L'Ermite Blanc Hermitage from Robert Parker - with a score of 100. A compelling, profoundly great wine is the 2004 Ermitage l’Ermite blanc. This is extremely limited in availability, but the light gold color offers up a liqueur of pears, wet rocks, and honey. Citrus oil, viscosity, extraordinary richness, and acidity make this wine (like all of these Ermitages, made from 100% old-vine Marsanne) just exquisite. There is nothing like these wines anywhere in the world, and the fact that the single vineyard Ermitages are aged in 100% new oak, yet show no trace of oak whatsoever is mind-boggling. This is exquisite wine that you either drink in its first 3-4 years or forget for two decades. 2004 M Chapoutier Ermitage de L'Oree Blanc Hermitage from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 99 points.