2018 m. chapoutier, hermitage, les greffieux
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Why We're Buying
“Extravagantly rich.” “Utterly seamless.” “Voluptuously textured.” These are just a few of the phrases used to describe M. Chapoutier Les Greffieux. The dynamic cuvée is flawless out of the bottle and comes with a 30+ year aging potential. Wine critic Jeb Dunnuck called the 2006 vintage "the finest wine I have ever tasted from Les Greffieux.”
Critics Scores
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Chapoutier's 2018 Ermitage les Greffieux features faint herbal notes and red raspberries on the nose. The most precocious of the 2018 Ermitage samples, it's full-bodied yet silky—almost lush and creamy on the palate, with a long, peppery-spicy finish. (JC)
Jeb Dunnuck
Its dense purple color is followed by a smorgasbord-like array of black raspberries, smoked game, bouquet garni, violets, and high-end leather. Ripe, sexy and textured on the palate, it still has a weightless mouthfeel, building tannins, and a great finish. It's not quite as massive or concentrated as the 2006, but it's certainly a gorgeous Hermitage. Forget bottles for 4-6 years and enjoy over the following two decades.
Vinous
A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red and blue fruits, Moroccan spices, incense, candied flowers and licorice. Alluringly sweet and penetrating in the mouth, offering intense, mineral-accented cherry, black raspberry, floral pastille and spicecake flavors underscored by a core of juicy acidity. Hangs on with superb tenacity on the youthfully tannic, penetrating finish, which leaves behind sappy dark berry and floral notes.
Wine Spectator
Smoldering tobacco and warm earth notes mix in liberally with a core of steeped plum and blackberry fruit. Shows alder and cedar flashes on the finish, along with a savory edge. This is sneaky long, with a caressing feel. (JM)