M. Chapoutier - Côtes-du-Rhône Belleruche rouge 2023
Rhône
Red
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90/100
James Suckling
"A full-bodied red that's both structured and very fruity!
"It's bursting with red fruit aromas, with hints of spice and dried herbs, including bay leaf. Rich and fleshy, but with healthy tannins and an excellent freshness that enlivens the very harmonious finish. This producer's greatest wine is a blend of wines from the left and right banks of the Rhône." (James Suckling 2024)
Features
Estate
M. Chapoutier
Cuvée
Belleruche
Vintage
2023
Designation
Côtes du Rhône
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
Grenache (majoritaire), Syrah
Terroirs
Soils with pebbles and clay, stony outwash soils, stony clay terraces and stony silty sands.
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
At optimum maturity
Winemaking
Total destemming, in concrete and stainless steel vats for 3 to 4 weeks, daily pumping over, temperature controlled and regulated between 28 and 33°C.
Breeding
6 months in concrete and stainless steel tanks
Alcohol content
14,5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Beautiful deep garnet-red colour
Nose
Intense, fruity (notes of blackcurrant, raspberry) with a touch of white pepper.
Mouth
Juicy, powerful, lovely notes of red fruit and roasting, silky, delicate tannins.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink before
2027
Guard
3 to 5 years
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with lamb chops, grilled duck aiguillettes, thyme-roasted suckling lamb, beef carpaccio with pesto and parmesan...
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
Wine rated (guide 2024) 90/100
About the wine:
Full of red fruit aromas, with hints of spices and dried herbs, including laurel. Rich and fleshy, but with healthy tannins and an excellent freshness that enlivens the very harmonious finish. This producer's finest wine is a blend of wines from the left and right banks of the Rhône. About 50-50 Grenache and Syrah. Enjoy it now.
Jeb Dunnuck
Recommended area
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