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2016 Ermitage Le Pavillon

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Hermitage

Southern Rhône

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Syrah

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Drinking Window

2027 - 2037

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Winemaker Clément Bärtschi turned in a knockout set of 2016s. I was impressed by how well-knit the tannins were already, which bodes extremely well for early drinking. Pulling the corks on most of these wines before their 10th birthdays should be done with only a modicum of guilt, but the top wines, the single-vineyard bottlings, should really be left alone for a while. My opinion is that these are wines for the ages, but I also suspect that they are unlikely to truly close down, unlike their 2015 siblings. The quality of the entry-level wines here continues to move up and, given the quantities produced, they can often be found at some seriously friendly prices.

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Winemaker Clément Bãrtschi says despite the aggravation caused by hail-induced low yields, the Chapoutier team is extremely pleased with the results of 2016. The wines will be especially appealing to those who might be wary of the outsized personalities and richness of many 2015s, pointing out that “2016 is definitely a year that’s marked by its balance, fruit intensity and precision.” He’s also impressed by the interplay of fruit, acid and tannins in the wines “which will make them approachable but also capable of long aging, if you have the patience.”