Dark purple. An explosively perfumed bouquet evokes ripe dark berries, cola, incense and smoky minerals, and a suave floral topnote builds in the glass. Stains the palate with deeply concentrated black and blue fruit, violet pastille and spicecake flavors; juicy acidity provides back-end cut and lift. Espresso, licorice and dark fruit liqueur notes cling on an impressively long, expansive finish framed by supple, building tannins.

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The top wine of the estate is the 2014 Hermitage la Chapelle, which comes mostly from the Méal lieu-dit, but also includes a sizable portion from Bessards (the blend is a cellar selection and changes from year to year). Possesses notably more minerality and powered rock nuances than the Petite Chapelle, with building blackberry, charcoal and smoked earth aromas and flavors, this medium to full-bodied Hermitage is gorgeously balanced, elegant and fresh with fine tannin. It shows the vintage's more forward character, yet has plenty of density and concentration. It will need short term cellaring and will keep for two decades.