M. Chapoutier - Côtes-du-Rhône Belleruche blanc 2023
Rhône
White
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91/100
James Suckling
"A vintage to be savoured
"A very attractive, typical Rhône white wine with aromas of white flowers, fresh lemons, white peaches and fresh garden herbs. Very clean and bright, though with modest acidity on the medium-bodied palate. Lively finish that keeps you coming back for more." (James Suckling 2024)
Features
Estate
M. Chapoutier
Cuvée
Belleruche
Vintage
2023
Designation
Côtes du Rhône
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Viognier, Clairette et Bourboulenc
Terroirs
Stony marl soil and clay-limestone slopes
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
At optimum maturity
Winemaking
Total destemming, light skin maceration, static cold settling, low-temperature alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks.
Breeding
5 months on fine lees
Alcohol content
14%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Bright golden yellow
Nose
Intense and expressive, with aromas of apricot, fennel and floral fragrances.
Mouth
Complex and elegant, with aniseed notes on the finish.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with sole meunière, trout with almonds, fresh goat's cheese, grilled sardines, sea bream a la plancha...
M. Chapoutier
Côtes du Rhône
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
James Suckling
Rated wine (guide 2024 ) 91/100
About the wine:
A very attractive, typical Rhône white wine with aromas of white flowers, fresh lemons, white peaches and fresh garden herbs. Very clean and bright, though with modest acidity on the medium-bodied palate. Lively finish keeps you coming back for more.
Jeb Dunnuck
Recommended area
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