Ermitage Les Greffieux: “depth and power but stays remarkably refined, 95 points”

Wine Spectator’s “Pick of the Day” (May 7, 2014):

M. CHAPOUTIER Ermitage Les Greffieux 2011
95 points

Offers a mouthfilling, brambly feel, with dark plum, steeped blackberry and mulled boysenberry fruit at the core, backed by anise, singed mesquite and black tea notes that give the finish a perfumy caste. Has depth and power but stays remarkably refined. Best from 2016 through 2030. 13 cases imported.—James Molesworth