"The new red wine to drink chilled or on the rocks!"
DISCOVER LIGHT RED ON VIDEO!
Have you ever seen a red wine in which you can dilute ice cubes? Michel Chapoutier has taken a daring gamble with his latest cuvée: Rouge Clair. A no-holds-barred cuvée that will reign supreme this summer for all lovers of good wine looking for a light cuvée that doesn't distort the expression of the grape varieties. Its raspberry notes and delicate tannins will seduce you from the very first sip! Slide the bottle into an ice bucket and let the magic of the thermochromic label work: the word "& Frais" appears when the bottle is at the right temperature (under 12°C).
Features
Estate
M. Chapoutier
Cuvée
Rouge Clair
Vintage
2023
Designation
Vin de France
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
80% Grenache noir, 20% Syrah
Terroirs
Clay-limestone terraces of the Montagne Noire foothills
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
At optimum maturity
Winemaking
Destemming and vatting, then the grapes are yeasted and cooled for 72 hours to limit the extraction of coloring matter, alcoholic fermentation continues at 20°C, after malolactic fermentation, a light sulfiting preserves the fruit's brilliance, blending of grape varieties a few weeks after vinification.
Breeding
3 months in stainless steel tanks
Alcohol content
12.5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Bright ruby red, clear and transparent
Nose
Elegant red fruit aromas (raspberry)
Mouth
Gourmet, balanced and harmonious texture, aromas of raspberry and floral notes, a unique wine, fine and light, naturally fresh.
Serve
Between 10 and 12°C
Drink before
2025
Food and wine pairing
Great as an aperitif, with light summer dishes, spicy tandoori chicken...
M. Chapoutier
Vin de France
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 5*Stars (Exceptional producers, those who represent the absolute pinnacle of quality in France and the world)
About the domain :
Today, Michel Chapoutier is ably supported by his children Mathilde and Maxime, to run the most important wine house in the Northern Rhône, and a long-standing specialist in Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage. Chapoutier is not only a major wine merchant, but also a producer of top-flight domaine cuvées, as the estate's vines have long been cultivated biodynamically. Sélections parcellaires, the top-of-the-range wines, perfectly reflect Chapoutier's philosophy: parcel-based, single-varietal and produced every year, they are above all a reflection of the terroir, in all its good aspects and sometimes its excesses.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
This venerable (19th c.) and unmissable house, brought into international orbit by Michel Chapoutier in the 1990s, offers a wide range from its own vineyards (345 ha, biodynamic) or purchased grapes, in most of the Rhône Valley's leading appellations, as well as in Roussillon and Alsace. His children, Mathilde and Maxime, have recently joined the family adventure.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
Under the Maison M. Chapoutier address, we bring together wines from the trading activities of this two-hundred-year-old institution in Tain-l'Hermitage. Michel Chapoutier, now accompanied by his daughter Mathilde, offers a wide range of Rhône appellations, with a production volume approaching one million bottles. But the Chapoutier name is also present in other regions (Champagne, Alsace, Languedoc and Australia), a testament to the family's dynamism. While some cuvées are convincing, others are far more unspectacular. This heterogeneity has led us to withdraw the star from the house this year.
Jancis Robinson
Recommended area
Jeb Dunnuck
Recommended area
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
out of 2 reviews
Note and review by M. DANIEL B. Published on 26/10/2024
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Note and review by M. FRANCOIS T. Published on 26/10/2024
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