ChapoutierHunter - great offers from JJ Buckley ('private client offer')

I received permission to post this, as it’s a great deal for those of us in love with Chapoutier. Unfortunately, I’m in for one each of the Blancs.

"Today I am extremely pleased to reward my private clients with one of the most outstanding offers JJ Buckley has ever put forth (but don’t bother looking on JJB.com, as these prices are not available to anyone else).

My colleagues and I were lucky enough to taste the entire line-up of 2006 Chapoutier Single Vineyard wines only last week and we were all completely blown away with the entire array of both reds and whites. The balance and complexity of these wines are like nothing I have ever tried before!

Bottom line - because we took every last bottle offered by the national supplier, we got an amazing discount and with today’s pricing can offer these wines to you FAR BELOW OUR PREVIOUS WHOLESALE COST!

As most of you already know, Chapoutier wines are some of the most rare, complex, and serious wines in the world - each with aging potential of 40-100 years (for both reds and whites). Unfortunately, there is very little produced of each of these wines - only 100-700 cases made from miniscule yields. Most of the magnificent vineyards are 80-105 years old and biodynamically farmed to allow the vines and the land to find the ultimate expression in their wines.

Robert Parker proclaims “Chapoutier’s four 2006 cuvees of single vineyard Hermitage are exquisite.” As for the white wines, Parker says “2006 was one of the greatest vintages for white wines…” .“There are four extraordinary single vineyard white winesall of which are among the greatest dry white wines of the world. While all of them can be drunk young, they are meant for extended cellaring.”

You will not find these prices anywhere else and furthermore you would be hard pressed to find wines of this caliber for anywhere near these prices. Once this parcel sell out, that is definitely it.

If you have never tried these amazing wines, now is absolutely the time to do so and if you are already a fan, now is the time to stock up for future enjoyment. Heck, put some down for your grandchildren!

Please email orders and quantities desired ASAP as these are going to move quickly…




2006 ‘Le Meal’ Rouge
Private Client Price: $109.21 (reg. $169.99)
Wine Spectator, 96 points: “Superdense but really fresh, with a wild array of zesty blackberry, loganberry, linzer torte and briar notes laid over perfectly embedded tannins. Long and pure through the finish, with lots of minerality waiting in reserve. Great length. Best from 2010 through 2025. 511 cases made.”
JJ Buckley: “Black syrup in color with a medium/ dark fuchsia rim. Super complex nose of cracked black pepper, saddle leather, and a touch of sulphur with boatloads of black fruits including black currant, blackberry, plum, and boysenberry. On the palate it is liquid rocks covered in blackberry liquor. Some notes of tobacco and Asian spices as well. Impeccable balance, amazing structure, and completely integrated.” - AL


2006 ‘Le Pavillon’ Rouge
Private Client Price: $124.32 (reg. $178.99)
Robert Parker, 97 points: “Since Michel Chapoutier released his first full vintage, 1989, of this single vineyard Hermitage, it has been one of the great wines of both France and the world…The inky/purple-hued 2006 exhibits a gorgeous perfume of crushed rocks, white flowers, creme de cassis, blackberries, graphite, and a subtle touch of oak. Exceptionally full-bodied, multilayered in concentration, extraordinarily pure, and long, this is a prodigious young Hermitage that should be at its finest between 2018-2050+.”

2006 ‘l’Ermite’ Rouge
Private Client Price: $159.94 (reg. $249.99)
Robert Parker, 98+ points: “There are nearly 1,000 cases of the 2006 Ermitage l’Ermite, another candidate for perfection in a few years. It boasts an inky/ruby/purple color as well as a stunning bouquet reminiscent of a grand cru Musigny from Burgundy. Spring flower, crushed rock, black raspberry, and black currant scents dominate the aromatics of this incredibly pure, full-bodied wine. With laser-like precision and enormous extract and concentration, it comes across as remarkably elegant and fresh with crystal clear focus. A beautiful tour de force from the decomposed granitic soils of this site on the top of the Hermitage mountain, this amazing wine requires a decade of cellaring, and should last for 35 years.”
JJ Buckley: “Deep ruby core with magenta rim. Absolutely gorgeous and fresh nose full of raspberry and blackberry aromas that intertwine flawlessly with notes of pepper, smoke and crushed rocks with a touch of incense and a meaty edge. Exquisitely smooth entry on the palate, where the raspberry and cherry flavors laced with minerality build to a crescendo that gradually tapers off on the graceful finish. Pure, precise and focused this is a seamless effort that will continue to improve for decades. Bravo!” - JP

2006 Le Meal Blanc
Private Client Price: $108.71 (reg. $169.99)
Robert Parker, 99 points: “Powerful and slightly bass heavy for now with apricot, peach and persimmon notes leading the way, followed by alluring piecrust, salted butter, yellow apple and mineral notes that stretch out the finish. Needs a little time to come together fully, but then should cruise in the cellar. Best from 2010 through 2025.”

2006 l’Oree Blanc
Private Client Price: $108.71 (reg. $169.99)
Robert Parker, 99 points: “Nearly perfect, the beautiful 2006 Ermitage Cuvee de l’Oree offers up sensational aromas of quince, honeyed hazelnuts, white currants, flowers, and a liqueur of crushed rocks. Incredible glycerin as well as zesty acids give this enormously-endowed, thick, massive wine surprising lift and laser-like focus. It should drink well for half a century!”
JJ Buckley: “Pale straw in color with a golden hue. This young Marsanne is tight not yielding much at this time. On the nose this wine exhibits quince, pear, white peach, honeysuckle and wet stone. This enourmously textured white coats the mouth, yet is as closed down if not more so than the nose. Flavors of wet stones, white peach, pear, and baking spices are tightly packed with a brilliance of acidity that finish beautifully. This wine will require quite a bit of patience before it really starts to yield its full potential.” - GB"

Got this as well. Unfortunately, I will have to pass this one up…

I couldn’t pass up Chapoutier…you must not have had Chapoutier, Yoni…

Heck, I might have to start selling some of my wine now.

I’d love a couple of L’Ermites. Track record on the whites seems spotty. How do I get the order in, who do I email?

grrrr I WAS on the fence. Managed to forget about it for 20 minutes. Thanks TODD. Bit for an ermite…

I PM’ed you guys with Alex’s email, so I don’t post it on the web.

Errol - the whites’ track record is spotty? I have no experience with the whites, but LOVE the reds, so I thought I’d give some high end whites a try.

todd,
Please PM me the info for ordering

Thanks Todd, I ordered my 2 L’Ermites.

As for the whites, no doubt that they are amazing when young, but it just seems to me that some of the mid to late 1990s wines that received really high Parker scores, just don’t seem to be realizing their potential. Maybe these wines are going through their White Rhone dumb phase, but if I have to drink a $100 wine in it’s first 2-3 years, or wait another 20+ years, it’s not for me.

Todd,

I’m def interested. Can you send me a pm of the contact info? Thanks.

Dan

Having had a Le Meal Blanc recently for the first time was quite a revelation. One of the very few Rhone whites I have had that I really really enjoyed. I imagine it being best with a lot of years under it also.

I sell tons of these wines, but I do not understand the whites. They give me no pleasure whatsoever.

Why’s that, Daniel?

I do not buy them but I have been privileged to drink a few older (1988,89 90) whites (Ermitage) with Michael at the Chateau and they were amazing. flirtysmile flirtysmile flirtysmile

Please do share.

Thanks!

Are you referring to me T.?

Nope, hoping for a PM that says some of this stuff is still available.

Thanks though.

I have gone back as far as 1991 with the whites. I do not enjoy them. The reds, when aged 15-20 years, turn into great wines.

I am just not convinced on the whites.

Anyone, besides Jack and Bob Parker, enjoy them?

FWIW, I have had a 1994 Oree with Bobby P, himself. I do not recall where the btl came from, but the people at the table were underwhelmed. Bob said it should be aged longer. That was in 2007.

Anyone, besides Jack and Bob Parker, enjoy them?

very much so

The whites certainly don’t have mass appeal and that’s why there are always mounds around and they end up on close-out lists. They take a long time to mature and they are just a little too weird for most people.

Palate of yak…