the still inky-purple 2003 Ermitage le Meal was firing on all cylinders on this occasion and was certainly a match for the 2009 and 2010
full body and an opulent personality
velvety tannins and seamless freshness
Full-bodied and opulent with impeccable balance as well as purity
tasted 10/2013
Petrus 2021 750mL White Burg the still inky-purple 2003 Ermitage"From barrel, the 2021 Ptrus was decidedly muscular and introverted, but levage has certainly tamed it, delivering a result that's much more sensual and charming than I could have imagined. Offering up aromas of ripe cherries, mulberries, rose petals, licorice and violets, it's full bodied, ample and fleshy, with a suave, seamless, lively profile and a bright, perfumed finish. This wine, which was racked out of barrel two months earlier than usual,