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M. Chapoutier - Côtes-du-Rhône Belleruche rouge 2023

Name: M. Chapoutier - Côtes-du-Rhône Belleruche Red 2023
Brand: M. Chapoutier
Rating: 4.1 (17 reviews)

Côtes du Rhône|Red wine

4.1/5 (17 customers)

90/100

James Suckling

Syrah

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"A full-bodied red that is both structured and very fruity!"

“It is bursting with red fruit aromas, with notes of spices and dried herbs, including bay leaf. Rich and full-bodied, yet with firm tannins and excellent freshness that enlivens the very harmonious finish. This producer’s greatest wine is a blend of wines from the left and right banks of the Rhône.” (James Suckling 2024)

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Estate

M. Chapoutier

Vintage

Belleruche

Vintage

2023

Designation

Côtes du Rhône

Region

Rhône

Grape Varieties

Grenache (majoritaire), Syrah

Regions

Soils composed of rounded pebbles and clay, stony manure-amended soils, clay-stony terraces, and silty-stony sands

Viticulture

Reasoned

Grape Harvest

At optimal maturity

Wine Production

Complete destemming, followed by fermentation in concrete and stainless steel tanks for 3 to 4 weeks, with daily pumping over and temperature controlled and maintained between 28 and 33°C

Livestock Farming

6 months in concrete and stainless steel tanks

Alcohol content

14,5%

Eye

A beautiful, deep garnet-red color

Nose

Intense, fruity (notes of blackcurrant and raspberry) with a hint of white pepper

Palate

Juicy, full-bodied, with lovely notes of red fruit and roasted flavors, and silky, delicate tannins

Serve

At 16-18°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink before

2027

Guard

3 to 5 years

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with lamb chops, grilled duck strips, thyme-roasted suckling lamb, beef carpaccio with pesto and Parmesan...

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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 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.

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

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

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

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 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

Rated "Recommended"

James Suckling

Wine rated (2024 guide) 90/100

About the wine:

It is bursting with red fruit aromas, with notes of spices and dried herbs, including bay leaf. Rich and full-bodied, yet with firm tannins and excellent freshness that enlivens the very harmonious finish. This producer’s finest wine is a blend of wines from the left and right banks of the Rhône. It’s about a 50-50 blend of Grenache and Syrah. Ready to drink now.

Jeb Dunnuck

Rated "Recommended"

Customer Rating

4.1/5

based on 17 reviews