Les Arènes 2018 offers aromas of very ripe fruit and raspberry and blackcurrant jam on the nose. On the palate, blackberry, spice and Morello cherry aromas mingle, with dense, tight tannins and good persistence. Enjoy with a hare or wild boar terrine...
Features
Estate
M. Chapoutier
Cuvée
Les Arènes
Vintage
2018
Designation
Cornas
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
100% Syrah
Terroirs
Soils of decomposing granite, known locally as "gore", and alluvial clay-limestone soils
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Destemming, 10-day fermentation followed by maceration for about 3 weeks.
Breeding
14 to 16 months, 80% in French oak barrels and 20% in concrete tanks
Alcohol content
13,5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Intense red colour with purplish highlights
Nose
Aromas of very ripe fruit and raspberry and blackcurrant jams
Mouth
Blackberry, spice and Morello cherry aromas, dense, tight tannins with good persistence on the palate.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Drink before
2028-2033
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with red mullet in tapenade sauce, all types of meat in sauce, marinated meats, big game with cranberry jam, hare or wild boar terrine...
M. Chapoutier
Cornas
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 vines (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
Rated (2019 guide) 88-90/100 (Wonderful wine)
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
Notes of gunflint accentuate the tart cherries in the 2018 Cornas les Arènes. Though fresh and zesty, it lacks the ripeness and richness I expect from this cuvée. It's crisp and medium-bodied, with slightly drying tannins.
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
Vinous A. Galloni
Rated 92-94/100
Jeb Dunnuck
Wine rated (2020 guide) 93/100
Recommended area
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4.5/5
out of 2 reviews
Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 30/01/2023
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Note and review by M. ERIC E. Published on 08/11/2022
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