Domaine des Pothiers - Côte Roannaise La Chapelle 2022
91/100
RVF
"Wine for pleasure!"
After spending 11 months in truncated wooden vats, Gamay Saint-Romain reveals a concentrated, complex wine with a beautiful smooth texture, blending fruit and minerality with hints of spice. "This cuvée, produced from a plot of green granite located at an altitude of 520 meters, is one of the most refined expressions of the appellation. " (Le Guide RVF 2024)
Buy your Pothiers wines at the best price in a private sale!
from €99 on your first order
Eye
Ruby red color with purple highlights
Nose
Fruity and spicy aromas
Mouth
Concentrated and complex, beautiful smooth texture, mellow and elegant tannins
Serve
At 14-16°C
Drink before
2033
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with a rib of beef, guinea fowl, pot-au-feu, cheese...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2026 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
Romain Payre has become one of the finest ambassadors for Gamay from the Côte Roannaise, where he has excelled for several vintages on his 21-hectare estate. The benchmark cuvée is best enjoyed young, while the Clos Du Puy and Intégrale cuvées are medium-aged wines made from vines over 80 years old. This is a highly recommended and reliable estate, whatever the cuvée.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2026 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the estate:
Living with his parents Georges and Denise since 2005, Romain Paire took over this long-established family estate in 2017. Founded in 1610 in the commune of Villemontais, in the southern part of the appellation, the estate has been farmed using mixed farming and livestock methods (beef cattle) since 2010. The 23 hectares of vines are organically and biodynamically farmed. The estate, which covers 23 hectares of vineyards, is used for mixed farming (beef cattle) and has been run organically and biodynamically since 2010. It is one of the (very) safe bets of the Côte-Roannaise appellation.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2024 guide) 91/100
Rated estate (2026 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing good-quality wines; you won't be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About wine:
Still maturing, La Chapelle delivers a refined austerity. This cuvée, produced from a plot of green granite located at altitude (520 m), is one of the most refined expressions of the appellation.
About the estate:
Georges Paire, who comes from a family of farmers, began planting his vineyard in the 1970s. In 2005, his son Romain joined him and the plantations continued, the winery was modernized, and the estate turned to organic farming. Today, the estate still has a small herd of Limousin cows. We appreciate these carefully crafted, sincere wines: a modern and dynamic embodiment of the appellation.