Maison de La Chapelle - Irancy 2019 (Magnum)

The wonderful journey continues for Grégory Viennois and Delphine Carré, alongside their respective roles at the Laroche estates. This wine merchant specializing exclusively in red wines from the Irancy appellation was a missing piece in the region’s landscape, especially since they launched with the splendid 2015 vintage. In 2016, they chose to blend everything into a single cuvée, but the 2017 vintages return to the three cuvées that have now become the norm, including an absolutely splendid “Beaux-Monts.” You’ll need to reserve these cuvées well in advance at the estate!

A very young wine merchant founded in 2015 by Delphine and Grégory Viennois. Delphine comes from a family of winemakers and has worked for major Burgundy estates. Grégory, also from Burgundy and a graduate in oenology, has an impressive resume: he learned the trade under Nadine Gublin (Dom. Jacques Prieur) and Jean-Pierre de Smet (Dom. de l’Arlot), worked as a winemaker at Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte, served as technical director for Michel Chapoutier, and was general manager of Ferraton Père & Fils. Since 2011, he has served as technical director at Domaine Laroche in Chablis and has been consulting for Quinta Do Monte d’Oiro in Portugal since 2006.

Aromas of cherries, sweet berries, smoke, spices, and flower petals set the stage for the 2019 Irancy, a medium-bodied, lively, and succulent wine that was aged 100% in barrels. This wine has proven to be beautifully crafted.