M. Chapoutier, Hermitage, Le Meal Rouge 2003 sold at auction 20 times in the last five years, at a median of $199 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $186 and $236. The most recent sale was on October 19, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $270, across 16 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$199
20 sales · $186–236 middle half
Lowest retail now
$270
16 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 19
2026
Critic scores
99
Wine Advocate
94
Vinous
98
Wine Spectator
M. Chapoutier, Hermitage, Le Meal Rouge, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 2003 (1)
$167per 750ml incl. premium38% below retail
October 26 Online Auction - Week 44
2003 · Lot 44875 · Qty 6
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Rhone
- Sub-region
- Hermitage
- Type
- Red
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Most traded in Hermitage
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- Domaine Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage, Blancavg $326 · 540 sales
- Domaine Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage, Vin de Pailleavg $668 · 345 sales
- Paul Jaboulet Aine, Hermitageavg $339 · 241 sales
- Domaine Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage, Ermitage Cathelinavg $7,087 · 180 sales
- Paul Jaboulet Aine, Hermitage, La Chapelle Blancavg $326 · 158 sales
- E. Guigal, Hermitage, Rougeavg $97 · 148 sales
- Delas, Hermitage, Les Bessardsavg $139 · 139 sales
- E. Guigal, Hermitage, Ex Voto Rougeavg $204 · 126 sales
About M. Chapoutier
M. Chapoutier farms biodynamically and bottles its Hermitage plots separately under the old spelling "Ermitage", keeping "Hermitage" for blends. The reds are pure Syrah: Le Pavillon, from 90–100-year-old vines on about 4 ha of granite near Les Bessards, destemmed and fermented in concrete, dense yet silky; L'Ermite, old vines on poor granite at the hilltop, dark, peppery and built for decades; plus Le Méal and Les Greffieux. The whites are all Marsanne: De l'Orée from Les Murets, partly lees-aged in 600-litre casks, honeyed and mineral, along with L'Ermite, Le Méal, Chante-Alouette and a sweet Vin de Paille. Monier de la Sizeranne blends Bessards, Méal and Greffieux Syrah. Labels carry Braille.
- Region
- Northern Rhône (Hermitage), plus southern Rhône and Roussillon
- Vineyards
- About 32 ha in Hermitage; biodynamic farming
- Grapes
- Syrah (reds), Marsanne (white Hermitage)
- Wines
- Ermitage Le Pavillon, L'Ermite, Le Méal, Les Greffieux, De l'Orée; Hermitage Monier de la Sizeranne, Chante-Alouette, Vin de Paille
- Style
- Destemmed Syrah fermented in concrete, 18–20 months in French oak for the parcel wines
- Website
- chapoutier.com
Sources: Wikipedia, socialvignerons.com, jjbuckley.com