M. Chapoutier - Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Bernardine 2009
Ratings: Robert Parker 89–91/100, Gault Millau 16/20, Bettane & Desseauve 16.5/20
“The aromatic nose offers rich expressions of black fruit, including Burlat cherries, blackcurrants, and blackberries, along with notes of elegant aging. On the palate, the complexity delights and is accompanied by elegance, power, and finesse. The finish is persistent and fruity, with peppery notes.” (Les Meilleurs Vins de France 2011 - Gault Millau)
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Eye
Deep purple color
Nose
complex and delicate, with notes of blackcurrant and plum, followed by roasted coffee, cherry, and morello cherry
Palate
spicy (licorice) and fruity notes as it develops
Serve
at 16-18°C
Open
30 minutes before
Drink from
2011
Drink before
2023
Food and wine pairings
A savourer sur une daube de boeuf, un steak au poivre, une risotto aux champignons sauvages, du Roquefort...<br/>
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2024 guide): 5* Stars (Exceptional producers who represent the absolute pinnacle of quality in France and around the world)
About the estate:
Michel Chapoutier is now ably supported by his children, Mathilde and Maxime, in running the largest wine house in the Northern Rhône, a historic specialist in Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage. Chapoutier is, on the one hand, a major wine merchant, but also produces top-tier estate wines, with the estate’s vineyards having long been cultivated using biodynamic methods. The single-vineyard selections, the top of the range, perfectly reflect the owner’s philosophy: single-vineyard, single-varietal, and produced annually, they are above all a reflection of the terroir, in its best aspects as well as, at times, its excesses.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2023 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
This venerable (19th-century) and leading winery, propelled onto the international stage by Michel Chapoutier beginning in the 1990s, offers a wide range of wines produced from its own vineyards (345 hectares, cultivated biodynamically) or from purchased grapes, across most of the Rhône Valley’s flagship appellations, as well as in Roussillon and Alsace. His children, Mathilde and Maxime, have recently joined the family business.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Estate 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 here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)
About the estate:
Under the Maison M. Chapoutier label, we feature wines from the wine merchant division of this 200-year-old institution based in Tain-l'Hermitage. Michel Chapoutier, now joined by his daughter Mathilde, offers a very wide range of Rhône appellations here, with a production volume approaching one million bottles. But the Chapoutier name is also present in other regions (Champagne, Alsace, Languedoc, and even Australia), a testament to this family’s dynamism. While some vintages are compelling, others, on the other hand, are far more run-of-the-mill. This inconsistency leads us to remove the star from the house this year.
Jancis Robinson
Rated: Recommended
Jeb Dunnuck
Rated: Recommended
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