M. Chapoutier - IGP Collines Rhodaniennes Combe Pilate (Viognier) 2023
91/100
James Suckling
15,5/20
Jancis Robinson
"A lovely, generous white wine with rustic and mineral notes!"
Thanks to varied soils of clay, rounded pebbles, gravel, and calcareous loess, this lovely Viognier combines richness, aroma, and freshness with style. A beautiful balance between tension and generosity, blending aromas of peach and apricot with lovely acidity. The finish is savory, highlighting rustic and mineral notes. A lovely, generous white wine!
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Eye
Pale gold color with aniseed highlights
Nose
Delicate with notes of bergamot and crushed stones
Mouth
Fresh attack, dominated by the characteristic aromas of Viognier, balanced mid-palate between tension and generosity, savory finish with rustic and mineral notes.
Serve
At 10-12°C
Drink before
2025
Guard
2 to 3 years
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with a wok of monkfish in green curry flavored with star anise and crunchy vegetables, shrimp sautéed with ginger, rillettes with two types of salmon and lime, cod and radish tartare...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2024 guide) 5*Stars (Exceptional producers, representing the absolute pinnacle of quality in France and worldwide)
About the estate:
Michel Chapoutier is now ably assisted by his children Mathilde and Maxime in running the largest wine house in the northern Rhône, a long-standing specialist in Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage wines. Chapoutier is not only a major wine merchant, but also produces high-quality estate wines, with the estate's vines having been cultivated biodynamically for many years. The single-vineyard selections, the top of the range, perfectly reflect the philosophy of the master of the house: single-vineyard, single-varietal and produced every year, they are above all a reflection of the terroir, in its good aspects and sometimes its excesses.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2023 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
This venerable (19th century) and unmissable winery, launched onto the international stage by Michel Chapoutier in the 1990s, offers a wide range of wines from its own vineyards (345 hectares, biodynamic) or purchased grapes, in most of the leading appellations of the Rhône Valley, as well as in Roussillon and Alsace. His children, Mathilde and Maxime, have recently joined the family adventure.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2023 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)
About the estate:
Under the Maison M. Chapoutier label, 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 very 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 even Australia), reflecting the dynamism of this family. While some vintages are impressive, others are much more ordinary. This inconsistency has led us to withdraw the star from the house this year.
Jancis Robinson
Wine rating (2024 guide) 15.5/20 (2022 vintage)
Rated Recommended
James Suckling
Wine rating (2024 guide) 91/100 (2022 vintage)
Jeb Dunnuck
Rated Recommended
Customer rating
4/5
based on 6 reviews
Note and opinion by Mr. ALAIN B. Published on 11/17/2025
2023 Excellent! 2024 Nothing like 2023; not good, to be avoided.
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