Ermitage Blanc Cuvee de L`Oree Chapoutier 2009

M Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc Cuvée de L`Orée 2009 is a mature, full-bodied white wine produced from Marsanne grapes in the northern Rhône Valley of France. Produced from 100% old-vine Marsanne from a single, biodynamically cultivated plot of Hermitage called Les Murets, Cuvée de l’Orée is one of the iconic white wines of the northern Rhône. "There are 477 cases of the light gold-coloured 2009 Ermitage Cuvee de l’Oree, which I would be happy to insert in a blind tasting against the world’s greatest dry white wines, including Montrachet. The famous gout de petrol is there along with hints of citrus oil, wet steel, crushed rocks, quince, white currants, anise and honeysuckle. Very full, with off-the-charts intensity, this wine was fashioned from yields of 13 hectolitres per hectare (which is financial suicide) from 90 to 100-year old Marsanne vines. The result is an amazingly concentrated white wine that should drink well for 50+ years." 100 points, Robert Parker, 2011