M. Chapoutier - Domaine des Granges de Mirabel - Viognier 2017

Name: M. Chapoutier - Domaine des Granges de Mirabel - Viognier 2017
Brand: M. Chapoutier
Rating: 3.7 (20 reviews)

IGP Coteaux de l'Ardèche|White wine|Organic

Rhône

White

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3.7/5 (20 customers)

89-91/100

Jeb Dunnuck

88-90/100

Robert Parker

"The 2017 IGP Coteaux de l'Ardèche from Domaine des Granges de Mirabel Blanc is a 100% Viognier worked biodynamically from basalt and clay soil. No floral dominance, but it's beautifully lively and fresh, marrying tangerine and apricot notes with a silky, medium-bodied structure and finishing on a hint of orange zest. Drink it over the next few years." (Wine Advocate 2018 - Robert Parker) An organic and good wine to discover and share without delay...

Features

Estate

M. Chapoutier

Cuvée

Domaine des Granges de Mirabel

Vintage

2017

Designation

IGP Coteaux de l'Ardèche

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

100% Viognier

Terroirs

South-facing slope on volcanic hills at the foot of the Coiron plateau, altitude 350 m

Viticulture

Certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

Mainly in vats, with fermentation temperatures controlled between 16 and 18°C.

Alcohol content

13,5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Deep yellow-green colour

Nose

Fine aromas of apricot, pear and orange marmalade

Mouth

A blend of roundness and freshness characteristic of Viognier on these volcanic soils.

Serve

AT 12°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink before

2022

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy on its own as an aperitif, with seafood, salmon, Asian cuisine (sweet and sour), pineapple pork, or served chilled with an exotic fruit dessert...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (guide 2024) 5*Stars (Outstanding 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 century) house, which Michel Chapoutier launched into international orbit in the 1990s, offers a wide range of wines 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

Rated (2018 guide) 88-90/100 (Wonderful wine)

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

The 2017 IGP Coteaux de l'Ardèche from Domaine des Granges de Mirabel Blanc is a biodynamically-produced 100% Viognier from basalt and clay soil. No floral dominance, but it's beautifully lively and fresh, marrying tangerine and apricot notes with a silky, medium-bodied structure and finishing on a hint of orange zest. Drink it over the next few years.

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.

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Jeb Dunnuck

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Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.7/5

out of 20 reviews