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M. Chapoutier Cote-Rotie La Mordoree 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$121.90
Straight up stunning, the 2018 Côte Rôtie La Mordorée does everything right and is a borderline perfect Côte...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$229.95
The 2017 Ermitage le Meal Blanc starts with refined notes of crushed stone and pencil shavings that move into a...
750ml
Bottle:
$65.20
6 bottles:
$64.00
Mostly Clairette (there's 20% Grenache Blanc), the 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Bernardine Blanc has a gorgeous array...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$221.95
From a warm site and a hot vintage, the 2009 Ermitage le Meal Blanc was harvested on the August 28, and aged in 100%...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$450.94
The 2010 Ermitage l’Ermite (454 cases produced) is another perfect wine. Completely different than Le Pavillon,...
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M. Chapoutier Chateauneuf Du Pape Pie VI 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$54.95
All from estate fruit and different parts of the appellation, the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Pie VI is 85% Grenache...
750ml
Bottle:
$42.94
6 bottles:
$42.08
Another beautiful white from the team, the 100% Marsanne 2021 Crozes Hermitage Les Meysonniers Blanc offers up lots...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$62.95
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 Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$336.12
There are 477 cases of the light gold-colored 2009 Ermitage Cuvee de l’Oree, which I would be happy to insert in a...
750ml
Bottle:
$23.94
6 bottles:
$23.46
Here’s a very good introduction to the viognier whites. Full peach and apricot aromas are married to a generous...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$363.76
A perfect wine, the 2015 Ermitage Le Méal offers straight-up otherworldly notes of black raspberries, toasted...
750ml
Bottle:
$35.60
6 bottles:
$34.89
All Viognier, the 2020 Vin De France Esteban Blanc is a juicy, medium-bodied, delicious sparkler that has quality...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$71.28
More framboise, strawberries, dried herbs, and savory, loamy earth-like notes emerge from the 2020 Châteauneuf Du...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.12
$17.91
12 bottles:
$15.83
Plenty of crunchy red berries and cherries on the nose with dark cherries, dried thyme and peppercorns. Medium body...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2003
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$224.89
Nearly perfect, one of the most prodigious dry white wines I have ever tasted is the 2003 Ermitage Cuvee de l’Oree....
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'ermite Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$559.28
The best of the lineup in 2016 is unquestionably the 2016 Ermitage L’Ermite Blanc, which is all Marsanne from the...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$76.28
93-96 Potentially the best recent vintage of this cuvée, the 2018 Hermitage Monier de la Sizeranne boasts scents of...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$353.65
Conservatively, the 2009 Ermitage l’Ermite (702 cases) needs 25-30 years of cellaring. Another monumental effort...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$212.67
At first very leathery and animal in the nose, then the smoke wafts in and is followed by candied-orange,...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Les Greffieux 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$134.95
Offers up gorgeous fruit, with creamed acai and blueberry mixed with warmed cassis and a flash of dark plum, which...
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.