M. Chapoutier - Les Bécasses 2006
Ratings: Robert Parker 89–91, Gault Millau 18.5/20, RVF 16/20, Bettane & Desseauve 15/20
"An elegant wine, with pronounced blackcurrant notes, harmonious, fruity on the palate, and featuring a supple finish; this is already a Côte-Rôtie that can be enjoyed now, though it will age well." (Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2009 - Bettane & Desseauve)
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Eye
deep purplish-red color
Nose
with notes of raspberry, hints of violet, a dominant spicy character, and hints of black olive and tapenade, rosemary
Palate
full-bodied, deep, with a woody, spicy, and vanilla-like finish
Serve
between 16 and 17°C
Open
1 hour before serving
Drink from
2008
High point
2012
Drink before
2020
Food and wine pairings
A apprécier sur un faisan Souvaroff, une daube de boeuf, de l'agneau...<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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