2007 Ermitage Le Meal, M. Chapoutier

"Chapoutier's 2007 Ermitage le Meal offers a full-bodied, charming, character-filled personality to go with notes of black raspberries, creme de cassis, incense and hints of beef blood on the nose. Sweetly fruited, with gorgeous purity and no hard edges, it's drinking beautifully today, but should continue to evolve nicely for another 10-15 years."  Jeb Dunnuck, The Wine Advocate, Sept 2015