Chapoutier Vin de Paille 1991 NONEXCL._NORM and great richness

and great richness

and an almost Graves-like scorched earth character

it has great purity on the nose

concentrated and generously proportioned medium-bodied flavors that are blessed with plenty of dry extract that simultaneously coats the palate and buffers the moderately firm tannic spine

The élevage lasted 16 months and was mostly in oval Stockinger 2

Chapoutier Vin de Paille 1991 NONEXCL._NORM and great richnessChapoutier's effort at making sweet vin de paille from raisined and dried out Hermitage grapes was highly successful in 1991. The wine possesses a more roasted, honeyed marmalade character, awesome concentration and richness, and a blockbuster finish.