40% whole cluster

it's full-bodied

the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvee Réservée is a classic

The other parcels all merited 97-100 points

but not crisp

Chapoutier, Ermitage Meal Vintage:2008 40% whole clusterEven inkier in color than the 2010, the 2009 Ermitage le Meal is as good as Hermitage gets. Locked and loaded with phenomenal notes of jammy black raspberries, creme de cassis, crushed violets, smoked earth and spice, it's thick and unctuous on the palate, with incredible density, a huge mid palate and a layered, multi dimensional, seamless, elegant texture that just keeps you coming back and begging for another sip. More hedonistic and voluptuous