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M. Chapoutier - Côte-Rôtie Les Bécasses 2014
M. Chapoutier - Côte-Rôtie Les Bécasses 2014

M. Chapoutier - Côte-Rôtie Les Bécasses 2014

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4.5/5 (4 customers)

89-91/100

Robert Parker

15,5/20

RVF

“Readers looking for an elegant, straightforward yet classic expression of the appellation should consider the 2014 Côte-Rôtie les Bécasses. Made entirely from schist soils, destemmed, and aged 25% in new oak barrels, it offers complex notes of crushed flowers, sweet spices, and black raspberries. Supple, medium-bodied, and elegant, with obvious purity, it will be enjoyable immediately upon bottling and for about ten years.” (Wine Advocate 2015 – Robert Parker)

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Estate

M. Chapoutier

Vintage

Les Bécasses

Vintage

2014

Designation

Côte-Rôtie

Region

Rhône

Grape Varieties

Syrah

Regions

soils composed of chlorite-bearing and iron-bearing mica schists, gores, and granites

Viticulture

traditional and meticulous

Grape Harvest

manual

Wine Production

in concrete tanks with daily punching down. Fermentation lasts 3 to 4 weeks

Livestock Farming

Aged for 14 to 16 months, 80% in oak barrels (mostly new oak) and 20% in stainless steel tanks

Alcohol content

13%

Eye

a deep purplish-red dress

Nose

Aromas of raspberry, with a hint of violet. Spicy notes dominate. Notes of black olive, tapenade, and rosemary

Palate

Full-bodied and deep. A woody, spicy, and vanilla-tinged finish

Serve

at 16-18°C

Drink starting at

2017

Drink before

2027

Food and Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with a roasted pigeon served with split pea purée in a Madeira sauce, a chicken fricassee, or a goose stuffed with foie gras.

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Bettane & Desseauve

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 long-standing specialist in Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage. Chapoutier is, on the one hand, a major wine merchant, but it 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 line—perfectly reflect the owner’s philosophy: produced from specific plots, made from a single grape variety, and released annually, they are above all a reflection of the terroir, showcasing both its best qualities and, at times, its extremes.
Hachette Wine Guide

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 must-visit winery, propelled onto the international stage by Michel Chapoutier beginning in the 1990s, offers a wide range of wines sourced from its own vineyards (345 ha, 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

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Wine rated (2015 guide) 89–91/100 (Excellent wine)

Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker—The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

Readers looking for an elegant, straightforward yet classic expression of the appellation should consider the 2014 Côte-Rôtie les Bécasses. Made entirely from schist soils, destemmed, and aged 25% in new oak barrels, it offers complex notes of crushed flowers, sweet spices, and black raspberries. Supple, medium-bodied, and elegant, with a clear sense of purity, it will be enjoyable immediately upon bottling and for about ten years.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2017 guide) 15,5/20 (Good wine)

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 wine:

The 2014 Les Bécasses Côte-Rôtie is defined by its aging, but on the palate it is elegant, with a well-balanced texture typical of this type of vintage.

About the estate:

Under the name Maison M. Chapoutier, 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 impressive, others, on the other hand, are far more run-of-the-mill. This inconsistency has led us to remove the star from the estate this year.
Jancis Robinson

Jancis Robinson

Rated "Recommended"

Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Rated "Recommended"

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