WTN: Evening (Le) Meal

[Jenise]

As in 2001 Ferraton Ermitage Le Meal. Opened to go with a little roast lamb. First glass seemed perfectly middle aged, but the second surprised us with some fade on the finish so I'm guessing it's over the peak. Still, a darn good wine--only paid $30 for it at auction in 2010.

Oh dear, I have that wine. Better drink it up.

Ah, memories: I got a couple of bottles at the winery in Tain l'Hermitage on a river cruise down the Saône and Rhône. The tour was given a tasting of their lesser wines - Côtes du Rhône and the like - by the owner. After the tasting, I went to buy the Hermitage, and he suddenly showed a lot more interest. He took us outside and pointed out their vineyard on the Hermitage hill. We also got into a discussion of Chave Hermitage, and he said "Oh, we can't get hold of any Chaves ourselves - it all goes elsewhere".

[Jenise]

To be fair, drink-by predictions on CT were out to something like 2026, and I am my bottle's second owner. It may not be representative. However it was certainly not flawed in any way, and I was careful in choosing the words "middle-aged" to describe the impressions from the first glass.