the 2009 Ermitage Le Méal remains at the height of its charms

Very rich and thick

(aged for nine-and-a-half years in American oak barrels and then held in bottle for at least nine years before release) Limpid

Since Clos des Goisses is already arguably Champagne's longest-lived wine

Thunevin Calvet, Trois Marie Size:6x750ml the 2009 Ermitage Le MéalFrom a vintage that saw a fair bit of rain at the end of the season, the 2015 Ctes Du Roussillon Villages Les Trois Marie (65% Grenache and 35% Syrah) has lots of plum, tobacco, iron, and peppery herb like notes as well as a concentrated, powerful style on the palate. This is a ripe, textured, straight up sexy Roussillon with no hard edges and a great, great finish. It has at least another decade of prime drinking ahead of it.