Les Arènes 2018 offers aromas of very ripe fruit and raspberry and blackcurrant jam on the nose. On the palate, notes of blackberries, spices, and morello cherries blend together, with dense, firm tannins and good length. Enjoy it with a hare or wild boar terrine...
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Eye
A deep red color with some purple hues
Nose
Aromas of very ripe fruit and raspberry and blackcurrant jam
Palate
With aromas of blackberries, spices, and sour cherries, dense, tight tannins, and a long finish
Serve
At 16-18°C
Drink before
2028-2033
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy it with red mullet in tapenade sauce, any kind of meat in sauce, marinated meats, large game served with cranberry jam, a hare or wild boar terrine...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2024 guide) 5*Stars (Exceptional producers, those representing 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 are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
This venerable (19th-century) and leading winery, propelled onto the international stage by Michel Chapoutier 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
Rated wine (2019 guide) 88–90/100 (Excellent wine)
Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
Notes of flint accentuate the tart cherries in the 2018 Cornas les Arènes. Although fresh and lively, it lacks the maturity and richness I expect from this vintage. It is crisp and medium-bodied, with slightly drying tannins.
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 two-century-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
Vinous
Wine rated 92–94 out of 100
Jeb Dunnuck
Wine rated (2020 guide) 93/100
Rated: Recommended
Customer rating
4.5/5
based on 2 reviews
Review by Mr. Gilles D. Published on January 30, 2023
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Review by Mr. ERIC E. Posted on 11/08/2022
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