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All Viognier, the 2020 Vin De France Esteban Blanc is a juicy, medium-bodied, delicious sparkler that has quality...
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$111.50
6 bottles:
$109.27
There are four Côte Rôties in 2019 that I was able to taste. In the same qualitative ballpark as the 2018, if not...
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$19.93
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$19.53
Fresh and open, offering fun cherry and red licorice notes, with light plum pit and savory hints along the way....
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Deep, brilliant violet color. Displays ripe red berry and cherry aromas that are complemented by cracked pepper and...
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$105.20
Always a classic Hermitage Blanc, the 2019 Hermitage Chante-Alouette Blanc is all Marsanne that comes mostly from...
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$97.56
$108.40
Brilliant all the way, the 2020 Hermitage Chante-Alouette Blanc is a white readers should snatch up. All Marsanne...
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M. Chapoutier Chateauneuf Du Pape Barbe Rac 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$111.59
Even better is the 507-case cuvee of 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac. One of the wines of the vintage, this dark...
750ml - Case of 6
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$70.28
More framboise, strawberries, dried herbs, and savory, loamy earth-like notes emerge from the 2020 Châteauneuf Du...
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M. Chapoutier Cornas Lieu-Dit Saint-Pierre 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$115.62
Appearance: Deep crimson hue with garnet tints.
Nose: Nose of ripe and slightly stewed red fruit, blueberry coulis,...
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M. Chapoutier Cornas Lieu-Dit Saint-Pierre 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$109.45
Appearance: Deep crimson hue with garnet tints.
Nose: Nose of ripe and slightly stewed red fruit, blueberry coulis,...
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M. Chapoutier Cote-Rotie La Mordoree 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$128.53
Still very young, this great Cote-Rotie has an incredibly dense nose of forest berry fruits, licorice, smoke and...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$338.28
Conservatively, the 2009 Ermitage l’Ermite (702 cases) needs 25-30 years of cellaring. Another monumental effort...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$349.78
Incredibly dense elderberry fruit with raw-meat, smoked-bacon, balsamic-vinegar, mushroom and tar aromas. But there...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$272.01
If you ever wondered why Hermitage had such a special reputation then you need to taste this towering masterpiece of...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$341.27
There are 477 cases of the light gold-colored 2009 Ermitage Cuvee de l’Oree, which I would be happy to insert in a...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$153.78
A breathtaking and expansive bouquet of mirabelle tart with a wide spectrum of candied citrus aromas, fresh almonds,...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'ermite Blanc 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$402.18
Another perfect wine in the lineup is the 2020 Ermitage L'Ermite Blanc, and white wine simply doesn’t get any...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$394.66
Even inkier in color than the 2010, the 2009 Ermitage le Meal is as good as Hermitage gets. Locked and loaded with...
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.