Wine Doctrine
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Reviews

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2007

M. Chapoutier Ermitage l'Ermite

Northern Rhône · Hermitage

I thought this was good, but a tad forgettable. Dark red fruit intermingles with grainy earth and cedar elements. There is a muddled black cherry note that permeates throughout the profile, adding…

Reviewed 20 November 2023
2016

M. Chapoutier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Barbe Rac

Southern Rhône · Châteauneuf-du-Pape

A funky cold medina, the Barb Rac was one of the more farmy and earthy of the bunch, with plum and red/black raspberry notes playing tug-o-war with the dirty overalls American Gothic (or rather,…

Reviewed 7 July 2021