"full, dark red. Generous, fat curve on the front nose – it has a rich and plump fullness, is thick and sustained. The palate starts on milled, near liqueur fruits, ends on a big cluster of tannins that are strongly grainy. This will be a classic thanks to its ink-like power; its ample and abundant fruit is very adhesive, and there is a stream of Méal-like, forceful red berry ripeness. There is a jungle of elements on the finish, a fissure of stone fruit and granite and strength. Vigorous Hermitage – a big crossroads of influences, is a south-leaning wine. This is long. When I taste the Cathelin 2009 after this, I find this to be a wine of Le Méal, and the Cathelin a wine of Les Bessards this year. From 2018-19 2038-41. “It has perfume, flesh, spice, red meat – it has everything,” Gérard Chave. “It was very turbid before now. 2009 was the only year when we waited for rain to allow us to harvest after the blockage of prompted by the summer heat. We were hoping it would rain, and we picked one week after the rain,” Jean-Louis Chave. Bottled March 2012." John Livingstone-Learmonth

Sweetness

All our wines are given a Sweetness Indicator from 1 to 5, with 1 being the driest and 5 being the sweetest.
This can be found for every wine under the Wine Details tab. 

Most red wines are dry and therefore are indicated with a 1. The sweetness becomes more relevant with white wines, sparkling wines and pudding/dessert wines such as Sauternes and Tokaji.

Location

AVAILABLE: Currently lying in our storage at London City Bond Dinton Woods 
The wine can be dispatched immediately.

TO ARRIVE: Currently lying abroad or in transit 
When the wine arrives in the UK, we will contact you to confirm that it has been dispatched in accordance with your instructions. If the arrival date is important to you, please do contact us for further information. 

Pricing

UNDER BOND PRICES: Exclusive of UK Duty & VAT
Wines can be purchased Under Bond for storage in a bonded warehouse, or for export.
Duty and VAT must be paid before delivery to a UK address can take place.

DUTY PAID PRICES: Inclusive of UK Duty & VAT
Wines for UK delivery can only be purchased Duty Paid. 

Additional Information

A majority of our wines are sold under bond and are listed with under bond pricing; a duty paid equivalent price is shown underneath on the Wine Details page, purely for illustrative purposes.

If a wine is being listed duty paid, only the duty paid price is shown. Duty Paid wines have been removed from Bonded Storage and cannot be returned to an Under Bond status. They can be stored in a professional warehouse but will be stored Duty Paid.