2001 Ermitage Le Meal , Ferraton Pere et Fils New In honey and walnut

honey and walnut

Syrah adds spice and structure

or a quiet fireside hour

polished texture and a proper sense of place

If this wine were a place: a warm terrace at dusk

2001 Ermitage Le Meal , Ferraton Pere et Fils New In honey and walnutA wine of quiet power and deep reflection, Le Mal 2001 speaks in tones of aged mahogany and black fruit dusted with spice. The nose unfurls with blackcurrant liqueur, roasted coffee bean, and a trace of truffle, followed by whispers of cedar, graphite and violets. On the palate, its broad and enveloping, a symphony of ripe dark berries, cured meat, and stony minerality framed by polished tannins. Two decades in bottle have smoothed its once muscular