M. CHAPOUTIER Ermitage "Le Pavillon" 2003 Natural The palate is fresh and

The palate is fresh and slender

to the Grand Duke of Tuscany Alessandro De' Medici

in the mouth

Winegrowers try hard to get a few acres of vines to offer wines of great concentration but always with that Loire freshness

Pimpernel Vineyards produces intensely flavoured wines that express their site and its climate

M. CHAPOUTIER Ermitage "Le Pavillon" 2003 Natural The palate is fresh andWine Region: Rhone Valley France Grape: Syrah Tasting notes: The colour is deep garnet red with purple lights. It has tarry and smoky, raspberry, blackberry, walnut, liquorice flavour. The palate is complex with a strong attack, velvety and balanced, long final, liquorice, tobacco, cocoa. About the winery: Michel is a seventh generation Chapoutier winemaker at Tain L'Hermitage, having acquired the family estate in 1990. Michel earned a reputation for