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Blackberries, crushed violets, ample minerality, and some scorched earth notes all emerge from the 2016 Côte Rôtie...
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$186.20
6 bottles:
$185.00
Named after the lieu-dit, which is located next to Viallière, the 2016 Côte Rôtie Nève sports a deep...
750ml
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$485.25
Readers wanting to understand pure granite soils need to taste the inky blue/black-colored 2016 Ermitage L’Ermite,...
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M. Chapoutier Chateauneuf Du Pape Barbe Rac 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$110.37
The 2015 Châteauneuf-Du-Pape Barbe Rac comes from a single vineyard on the western side of the appellation. Made...
750ml - Case of 6
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$85.14
At the top end of Chapoutier's Southern Rhône hierarchy are the two sélections parcellaires from Châteauneuf du...
750ml - Case of 6
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$79.94
The 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Croix de Bois comes from a site on the eastern side of the appellation and, like its...
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M. Chapoutier Cote-Rotie Neve 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$172.07
In the debut vintage for this bottling, the 2015 Cote Rotie Neve makes a huge splash. It has that unique Côte Rôtie...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$675.13
Lastly, the 2015 Ermitage L’Ermite offers that classic, searing granite/ozone-laced bouquet of crème de cassis,...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$363.62
Readers wanting to understand pure granite soils need to taste the inky blue/black-colored 2016 Ermitage L’Ermite,...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$258.95
Of the three sélection parcellaire whites, the 2015 Ermitage de l’Orée is the most fresh and lively, with...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$183.75
The 2016 Ermitage De L’Orée is also beautiful in the vintage and has a huge nose of buttered citrus, white...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'ermite Blanc 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$458.28
I’ve probably rated the L'Ermite Blanc a perfect score more times than any other wine out there, and the 2015...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'ermite Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$559.28
The best of the lineup in 2016 is unquestionably the 2016 Ermitage L’Ermite Blanc, which is all Marsanne from the...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$363.62
A perfect wine, the 2015 Ermitage Le Méal offers straight-up otherworldly notes of black raspberries, toasted...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$246.53
From a very steep southern exposure, aged in 25% new oak for 18 months. This wine is relatively dark, brooding and...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$249.94
Another perfect wine is the 2015 Ermitage le Meal Blanc. The most decadent, unctuous and layered in the lineup, with...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$174.28
Similarly colored, the 2016 Ermitage Le Méal Blanc comes from a warmer terroir of pebbly and more loess soils and...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$301.42
Another perfect wine, the 2015 Ermitage Le Pavillon comes from the Bessards lieu-dit on Hermitage, which is pure...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$368.59
Aged entirely in barriques (25% new), the 2016 Ermitage le Pavillon shows only a hint of warm pencil shavings on the...
750ml - Case of 6
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$78.45
The 2016 Hermitage Monier de La Sizeranne checks in as 100% Syrah that's from a multitude of terroirs on Hermitage,...
The Rhone region of France is one which is deeply influenced by tradition. With a wine history which stretches back to well over a thousand years, and a consistent degree of excellence demonstrated by their wineries, producing wines which have shaped the drink as we know it, it isn’t difficult to see why tradition is held in such high regard. What is unusual then, is when you find a Rhone winery which, while producing excellent, classic Rhone wines, is also willing to seek out new opportunities and break from the norm somewhat.
One such winery is Maison Chapoutier. The Chapoutier family are a proper, old Rhone clan, who operate on land which has been passed down from father to son since the end of the 18th century. The winery was set up on the ancestral site in 1879, when a set of heritage vineyards were bought and new vines were sown, thus starting the business which continues to this day. The wineries fortunes were mixed, and for much of its history it didn’t make any great waves with their traditional, standard Hermitage wines which were probably very similar to those made elsewhere in the village. However, in the 1980s, the latest generation of Chapoutiers, Michel and Marc, took over the business from their father with a renewed sense of passion and keenness to make their voices heard and their wine tasted across the world.
The results were highly positive, and the Rhone wines of Maison Chapoutier quickly gained recognition for their excellence and complexity. The success of their home produce prompted the Chapoutier brothers to expand their family business, and they soon set their sights on becoming an international company, spreading their unique style - blending Rhone tradition with global sophistication - elsewhere around the world. They bought vineyards in Portugal, and then Australia, and decided to break with tradition completely and turn their farming techniques over to the biodynamic method, which emphasizes using natural cycles of the moon, enriching the soils with various natural components, and trying to be completely harmonious with nature. As such, all of their vineyards around the world are completely organic and biodynamic, and all of their wines are single-varietal - another unusual feature at odds with their traditional roots, where blending is very much the norm. The results more than speak for themselves, however, and Marc and Michel Chapoutier continue to receive awards and recognition for their wines, as they seek to expand further and continue spreading their message.