1990 Chapoutier Hermitage

[TheEngineer]

I had opened one a few months early and that bottle appeared to be much more advanced than I had last remembered it so I pretty much put the rest of my remaining bottles on the to drink rack. This was my second last bottle and it was in much better shape then the previous one. It returned to some of the things I really liked about this bottle, the balance, the nose, the complexity on the palate as it opens up, showing different things through the night. Having said that, I still think it is at its peak. There was a bit more austerity in the wine than I remember a few years ago so the last one won't wait long.

I hope the last bottle will be similar to this.