The grapes were de-stalked and fermentation was carried out at high temperature (30 to 35°C) with daily rack and return . Maceration depended on the grape variety (4 days for Grenache and more than 15 days for Syrah and Carignan). After draining, two types of blend were aged on lees for several months...
Colour : Deep garnet to acacia depending on the age.
Nose : aromas of dried fruits, red fruits, and cocoa, roasted coffee appearing with the years.
Mouth : very powerfull, long lenght in mouth, the fruits and the chocolate are the majour aromas of this very long ageing wine.
Chapoutier Barbe Rac 1999 - Closeout
The 1999 Chateauneuf du Pape Barbe-Rac is a beautiful, medium dark ruby-colored effort with a gorgeously sweet nose of kirsch liqueur, Provencal herbs, licorice, earth, and spice. Cropped at an amazingly low 15 hectoliters per hectare, it possesses full body, super concentration, and a long finish. Anticipated maturity: now-2016. - Rated 92, Robert Parker Soft and satisfying, this voluptuous red delivers roasted game and grilled notes along the black fruit. Lovely, supple tannins and a satisfying, balanced finish." - Rated 87, Wine Spectator
Chateauneuf du Pape, Southern Rhone, Rhone The 1998, which comes from a parcel of Grenache vines planted in 1901 in the western sector of the appellation. A dark plum/purple color is accompanied by a smoky, kirsch, roasted meat, and saddle leather-scented bouquet. The wine took a full year to ferment dry. The result is a blockbuster, full-bodied, super-concentrated Chateauneuf du Pape with multiple nuances of spice and Christmas fruit cake, as well as a lusty, heady, alcoholic finish nicely balanced by abundant quantities of glycerin and dense, layered fruit. Don’t hesitate to drink it now as well as over the next two decades. - Rated 96, Robert Parker
Chapoutier Chateauneuf du Pape Bernadine Red 2005
Color : Deep purple.
Nose : Complex and subtle, blackcurrant, plum, followed by roasted coffee, cinnamon, cherry, morello cherry and liquorice.
Mouth : Spicy aromas developing into animal scents.
"The 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape La Bernardine, which is mostly Grenache, is an elegant take on this appellation, with notes of sweet...
Chapoutier Cote Rotie La Modoree 98
Cote Rotie, Northern Rhone, Rhone The 1998 Cote Rotie La Mordoree, a wine that spends 12 months in 100% new oak, and is made from 75-80-year old Syrah vines planted on both the Cote Blonde and Cote Brune (some are adjacent to Guigal's La Turque), exhibits an opaque ruby/purple color in addition to a spectacular nose of grilled toast, cured olives, cassis, fried bacon, and smoke. As it sits in the glass, additional nuances emerge. Deep, full-bodied, powerful, and concentrated, this 1998 is already approachable. The unctuous texture and long, 45-second finish suggest even greater promise for the future. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2020. - Rated 94, Robert Parker
Chapoutier Cote Rotie La Morderee 1.5L 2006
Colour : Deep purple red.
Nose : Rapsberry, a hint of violet, a touch of olive and tapenade , of rosemary, with a dominante of spice.
Mouth : Full flavoured, elegant, very well-structured and balanced.
Chapoutier Cotes du Rhone Belleruche Blanc
Colour : Pale yellow and clear.
Nose : Sour apple, hawthorn and white flowers.
Mouth : Fresh and well-balanced.
Chapoutier Cotes du Rhone Belleruche Rouge 2007
The vineyards of the red Côtes du Rhône Belleruche covers 4 departments (Drôme,Vaucluse, Gard and Ardèche) on different soils (clay and calcareous alluvial deposit terraces, clay) giving to the Belleruche an extraordinary richness and complexity. Colour : Garnet red.
Nose : Red fruit aromas, mainly Morello cherries.
Mouth : aromas of...
Chapoutier Crozes Hermitage Les Meysonniers Rouge 2006
Colour : Deep purple red.
Nose : Red fruit and blackcurrant dominate, followed by aromas of violet.
Mouth : Generous and round tasting with a finish of stewed fruits and a hint of vanilla.
Chapoutier Crozes Hermitage Petite Ruche Rouge 2007
Colour : Deep purple red.
Nose : Red fruits, blackcurrant and raspberry.
Mouth : Fresh and round tasting with a finish of stewed fruits all in finess.
Chapoutier Ermitage l'Ermite 1.5L 2006
Colour : Very deep garnet, almost black in colour.
Nose : Black fruits with spicy and ink notes.
Mouth : Tannins are not only very powerful but also mellow, smokey notes, pepper, highlights wonderfully the Syrah variety on granite soils.
Chapoutier Ermitage les Greffieux 2005
Colour : Deep red garnet with violet highlights during the first years.
Nose : Ripe fruits during the early years.
Mouth : Powerful tannins, mellow, stewed blackberries, can be kept for a considerable time.
Chapoutier Hermitage la Sizeranne 2002
Colour : Deep garnet red, with purple highlights.
Nose : Red fruit (raspberry, blackcurrant), with a hint of liquorice.
Mouth : Good attack, it is a round, elegant wine, soft and concentrated tannins, and a long aftertaste of blackcurrant and raspberry, spicy when it is young.
Chapoutier Hermitage la Sizeranne 2005
Colour : Deep garnet red, with purple highlights.
Nose : Red fruit (raspberry, blackcurrant), with a hint of liquorice.
Mouth : Good attack, it is a round, elegant wine, soft and concentrated tannins, and a long aftertaste of blackcurrant and raspberry, spicy when it is young.
Chapoutier La Bernadine Blanc - Closeout
After pressing, the must is cold-racked for 48 hours. Only the indigenous yeasts are used for the fermentation, which has been made with a temperature between 17 and 21°C.Fermentation lasts from 15 days to 3 weeks at a temperature which does not exceed 32°C. Colour : Golden, yellow, brilliant. Nose :...
Hermitage, Northern Rhone The 1998 Ermitage Le Pavillon flirts with perfection ... again. Revealing a striking bouquet of violets, blackberries, smoke, licorice, and minerals, it is luxuriously rich, full-bodied, and layered on the palate. It is a wine with a finish that lasts beyond a minute. Remarkably, yields were a mere 10 hectoliters per hectare. There is plenty of tannin in the finish, but it is ripe and well-integrated. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2050 - Rated 98, Robert Parker
Chapoutier St. Joseph Rouge Les Granits 1.5L 2006
St Joseph, Northern Rhone One of the finest wines Chapoutier has made from this appellation (possibly the greatest wine ever produced there) is the 2006 St.-Joseph Les Granits. Incredible aromas of spring flowers, graphite, crushed rocks, licorice, subtle wood, truffles, black raspberries, and black currants soar from the glass of this full-bodied effort. Dense and rich yet light on its feet, this is a stunning wine of exceptional individuality as well as potential. It will be drinkable young, but should keep for 12-15+ years.
- Rated 95 Robert Parker This has good guts for the vintage, with blackberry, briar and aged tobacco notes laid over solid, grippy tannins. Bittersweet cocoa and Black Forest cake notes stretch out on the finish. Offers very solid depth for the vintage. Drink now through 2011. 755 cases made. –JM
- Rated 92 Wine Spectator
Chateau de Saint Cosme Chateauneuf du Pape 1.5L 2005
60% grenache + 40% mourvèdre, La Crau and Valori, Aged for 24 months in two to four years old barrels. The 2005 was an out-standing vintage and the most impressive appellation. Balance! Strength! Structure! Complexity! With the entire range of magical aromas from Chateauneuf. Brandied cherries, squashed strawberries, truffle, thyme, black...
Chateau de Saint Cosme Chateauneuf du Pape 2004
The 2004 Chateauneuf du Pape is a nicely structured, deep plum/garnet-colored wine with plenty of Provencal herbs, sweet black cherries, and currants, some resiny notes, and broad flavors. It is a fine 2004 to drink over the next decade. Readers should keep in mind that the young, talented proprietor Louis Barruol...
Chateau de Saint Cosme Chateauneuf du Pape 2005
60% grenache + 40% mourvèdre, La Crau and Valori, Aged for 24 months in two to four years old barrels. The 2005 was an out-standing vintage and the most impressive appellation. Balance! Strength! Structure! Complexity! With the entire range of magical aromas from Chateauneuf. Brandied cherries, squashed strawberries, truffle, thyme, black...
Chateau de Saint Cosme Condrieu Puyvert 2007
100% Viognier, Arènes granitiques,Aged for eight months 40% in new oak, 30% in 1 year old barrels, 30% in 2 years old barrels. 2007 definitely looked like 2006 in Condrieu: two vintages with freshness, acidity, relief and minerality. These reserves of freshness allow us to begin the ageing with confidences: a...
Chateau de Saint Cosme Cote Rotie 2006
100% Syrah, Aged for 15 months in new oak, Schistes and arènes granitiques. Elegance is the major word in 2006 which will remain as a good classical vintage. Their vine in the Cote-Blonde confirmed a quality improvement related to the drought of the last vintages... All the vines around the Viaillère...
