2013 M. Chapoutier "L'Ermite" Ermitage Blanc

0.5 ha, 100% Marsanne. This wine is made from a selection of Chapoutier‰۪s oldest Marsanne (some more than 100 years old) situated at the top of the Hermitage hill, behind the chapel, at a place named the Ermite and planted on poor granitic and shallow soils (An alkaline granite, the only one in which you can grow truffles). This is the most structured Chapoutier white Hermitage. Yields are very low -- 12hl/ha. Very big and rich and seems rather marked by oak -- although all these wines had the same oak regime. Savoury finish. This seems to have absorbed the oak less efficiently than the two other 2013 Ermitage Blancs. This tastes rather more like a white burgundy. Muscular and youthful. Lots to chew on! 17.5/20 points. Drink 2018-2028.