Tasting Notes
Colour is golden yellow, brilliant. Intense, very mineral, celery overtones, slight and well-integrated hint of wood. Palate on ample attack, well-rounded, fine exotic freshness, roasted almond.
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Marsanne
France
Rhone
750ml
10-14 °C
Robert Parker98(2017)
Robert Parker94(2016)
Robert Parker100(2010、2013、2015)
Colour is golden yellow, brilliant. Intense, very mineral, celery overtones, slight and well-integrated hint of wood. Palate on ample attack, well-rounded, fine exotic freshness, roasted almond.
The story began with Michel Chapoutier, a unique man with a thirst for knowledge, definitely one of a kind. Michel is openminded and always willing to learn. He seeks to discover and reflect the full potential of his terroirs and let the soils express their true character. That which gives the wines their signature style. This now forms the basis of the M. CHAPOUTIER ethos and our team strives to reveal the very best of what the soils have to offer.
Marsanne Grapes (more than 50 years old), give low production and guarantee high quality. The grapes producing “Le Méal” come from the Méal hillside. This is an old fluvioglacial alluvial deposit soil with shingles which contribute to the soil warming. The grapes are hand-harvested generally at very good maturity.
After pressing the entire grapes, the must is cold settling between 24 and 48 hours. About 50% of the volume is vinified in big new wooden barrels (600 liters), the others ferment in vats. Before bottling, the wine is aged in casks, with stirrings of the lees, and is checked by frequent tastings. This is organoleptic criteria which determine the length of the wooded period. In general, bottling happens from 10 to 12 months after harvesting.