Chapoutier, Ermitage Meal Vintage:2009 Conterno’s Barbera officially carries the

Conterno’s Barbera officially carries the Cascina Francia vineyard designation to differentiate it from a new single-vineyard Barbera from the Cerretta vineyard the estate will release beginning with the 2008 vintage

it reveals scents of bell pepper

but I don't see this ever being a truly elegant Barolo

fresh pastry

intense and powerful

Chapoutier, Ermitage Meal Vintage:2009 Conterno’s Barbera officially carries theEven inkier in color than the 2010, the 2009 Ermitage le Meal is as good as Hermitage gets. Locked and loaded with phenomenal notes of jammy black raspberries, creme de cassis, crushed violets, smoked earth and spice, it's thick and unctuous on the palate, with incredible density, a huge mid palate and a layered, multi dimensional, seamless, elegant texture that just keeps you coming back and begging for another sip. More hedonistic and voluptuous