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Mr. Chapoutier - Gigondas 2008

M. Chapoutier - Gigondas 2008

Notes: Bettane & Desseauve 15.5/20 (Immediate pleasure)
"Generous and intense fruitiness, notes of blueberry jam, very indulgent, straightforward and concentrated on the palate, with a balance superior to Châteauneuf La Bernardine." (Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2011 - Bettane & Desseauve)

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Estate

M. Chapoutier

Vintage

2008

Designation

Gigondas

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

Grenache majoritaire, Syrah, Cinsault et Mourvèdre

Terroirs

The soil of the appellation contrôlée covers sandy molasses, limestone, or ancient alluvial deposits with rounded pebbles.

Viticulture

biodynamic farming: soil cultivation, no chemical inputs, controlled yields

Grape harvest

hand-picked at peak ripeness

Wine making

traditional vinification with daily pumping over

Livestock farming

12 to 16 months in oak barrels

Alcohol content

14,5%

Eye

very beautiful ruby red color

Nose

powerful and refined, with aromas of strawberry jam and pepper

Mouth

floral, tannic, and spicy attack

Serve

at 15-16°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink from

2011

Drink before

2018

Food and wine pairings

Food and wine pairings

A savourer sur des gibiers (li&egrave;vre, sanglier), une daube de boeuf, des grillades...<br/>

More information on M. Chapoutier

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Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2024 guide) 5*Stars (Exceptional producers, representing the absolute pinnacle of quality in France and worldwide)

About the estate:

Michel Chapoutier is now ably assisted 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 wines. Chapoutier is not only a major wine merchant, but also produces high-quality estate wines, with the estate's vines having been cultivated biodynamically for many years. The single-vineyard selections, the top of the range, perfectly reflect the philosophy of the master of the house: single-vineyard, single-varietal and produced every year, they are above all a reflection of the terroir, in its good aspects and sometimes its excesses.

Hachette Wine Guide

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 unmissable winery, launched onto the international stage by Michel Chapoutier in the 1990s, offers a wide range of wines from its own vineyards (345 hectares, biodynamic) or purchased grapes, in most of the leading appellations of the Rhône Valley, as well as in Roussillon and Alsace. His children, Mathilde and Maxime, have recently joined the family adventure.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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 in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)

About the estate:

Under the Maison M. Chapoutier label, we bring together wines from the trading activities of this two-hundred-year-old institution in Tain-l'Hermitage. Michel Chapoutier, now accompanied by his daughter Mathilde, offers a very wide range of Rhône appellations, with a production volume approaching one million bottles. But the Chapoutier name is also present in other regions (Champagne, Alsace, Languedoc and even Australia), reflecting the dynamism of this family. While some vintages are impressive, others are much more ordinary. This inconsistency has led us to withdraw the star from the house this year.

Jancis Robinson

Jancis Robinson

Rated Recommended

Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Rated Recommended

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