M. Chapoutier - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Croix de Bois 2007
Notes: Robert Parker 96/100, RVF 17/20, Gault Millau 15/20
"Density, elegance. The nose expresses crushed red fruits, with a peppery note. The palate is full-bodied and flavorful. The tannins are not aggressive and the length is more than respectable. " ( Les Meilleurs Vins de France 2011 - Gault Millau). A Châteauneuf-du-Pape with character, matured on the typical rounded pebble soil specific to the appellation...
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Eye
Deep red color
Nose
intense and elegant fruit with red berries, strawberry jam, floral notes, and a hint of spice
Mouth
Creamy and full-bodied, with refined tannins of rare finesse and the breathtaking length of the great Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines.
Serve
Decant at 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2010
Drink before
2022
Food and wine pairings
A déguster sur un steak au poivre, une daube provençale, un canard aux olives...<br/>
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2024 guide) 5*Stars (Exceptional producers, representing the absolute pinnacle of quality in France and worldwide)
About the estate:
Michel Chapoutier is now ably assisted by his children Mathilde and Maxime in running the largest wine house in the northern Rhône, a long-standing specialist in Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage wines. Chapoutier is not only a major wine merchant, but also produces high-quality estate wines, with the estate's vines having been cultivated biodynamically for many years. The single-vineyard selections, the top of the range, perfectly reflect the philosophy of the master of the house: single-vineyard, single-varietal and produced every year, they are above all a reflection of the terroir, in its good aspects and sometimes its excesses.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2023 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
This venerable (19th century) and unmissable winery, launched onto the international stage by Michel Chapoutier in the 1990s, offers a wide range of wines from its own vineyards (345 hectares, biodynamic) or purchased grapes, in most of the leading appellations of the Rhône Valley, as well as in Roussillon and Alsace. His children, Mathilde and Maxime, have recently joined the family adventure.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2023 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)
About the estate:
Under the Maison M. Chapoutier label, we bring together wines from the trading activities of this two-hundred-year-old institution in Tain-l'Hermitage. Michel Chapoutier, now accompanied by his daughter Mathilde, offers a very wide range of Rhône appellations, with a production volume approaching one million bottles. But the Chapoutier name is also present in other regions (Champagne, Alsace, Languedoc and even Australia), reflecting the dynamism of this family. While some vintages are impressive, others are much more ordinary. This inconsistency has led us to withdraw the star from the house this year.
Jancis Robinson
Rated Recommended
Jeb Dunnuck
Rated Recommended
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