M. Chapoutier - Côte-Rôtie Les Bécasses 2014
Rhône
Red
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Drink or Keep
89-91/100
Robert Parker
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15,5/20
RVF
"Readers looking for an elegant, straightforward yet classic expression of the appellation should consider the Côte-Rôtie les Bécasses 2014. Made entirely from schist soils, de-stemmed and aged 25% in new barrels, it offers complex notes of crushed flowers, sweet spices and black raspberries. Supple, medium-bodied, elegant with obvious purity, it can be enjoyed from bottling for up to ten years." (Wine Advocate 2015 - Robert Parker)
Features
Estate
M. Chapoutier
Cuvée
Les Bécasses
Vintage
2014
Designation
Côte-Rôtie
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
Syrah
Terroirs
soils composed of chlorite and iron micaschists, gores and granites
Viticulture
traditional and meticulous
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
in concrete vats with daily punching down. Vatting period of 3 to 4 weeks
Breeding
14 to 16 months, 80% in oak barrels (mostly new wood) and 20% in stainless steel vats
Alcohol content
13 %
Tasting & pairing
Eye
deep purplish-red color
Nose
Raspberry aromas, hint of violets. Dominantly spicy. Notes of black olive, tapenade and rosemary.
Mouth
ample and deep. Woody, spicy and vanilla finish.
Serve
at 16-18°C
Drink from
2017
Drink before
2027
Food and wine pairing
enjoy with roast pigeon served with mashed split peas in Madeira sauce, poultry fricassee or goose stuffed with foie gras.
M. Chapoutier
Côte-Rôtie
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
Scored (2015 guide) 89-91/100 (Wonderful wine)
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
Readers looking for an elegant, straightforward yet classic expression of the appellation should consider the Côte-Rôtie les Bécasses 2014. Made entirely from schist soils, de-stemmed and aged 25% in new barrels, it offers complex notes of crushed flowers, sweet spices and black raspberries. Supple, medium-bodied and elegant, with an obvious purity, it can be enjoyed from the moment it is bottled, for up to ten years.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated (2017 guide) 15.5/20 (Good wine)
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 wine:
The 2014 côte-rôtie Les Bécasses is underlined by its ageing, but the palate is elegant, with a well-managed texture true to this type of vintage.
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
4.5/5
out of 4 reviews
Note and review by M. JEAN LUC M. Published on 13/09/2020
Very good
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Note and review by M. FREDERIC M. Published on 05/09/2022
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Note and review by M. DOMINIQUE I. Published on 22/10/2019
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Note and review by Mme SYLVIE V. Published on 14/01/2019
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