M. Chapoutier - Saint-Joseph Deschants blanc 2018
14,5/20
RVF
89-91/100
Robert Parker
92/100
Vinous
92/100
Jeb Dunnuck
“Full-bodied and round, the 2018 Saint-Joseph Deschants Blanc—a medium- to full-bodied wine—features notes of mandarin and white peach, along with a melon-driven base. It is open and fruity, with no need for aging.” (Wine Advocate 2019) This wine combines richness and freshness to our great delight. A beautiful expression of the Saint-Joseph terroir!
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Eye
Pale yellow color with green highlights
Nose
Mineral, with the characteristic flinty notes of granite, toasted, with hints of dried fruit
Palate
A fresh, rounded attack, with a floral, honeyed finish
Serve
At 10-12°C
Drink before
2024
Food and wine pairings
Pairs perfectly with river fish, a fillet of pikeperch in white butter sauce, trout with almonds, monkfish with saffron, or fresh goat cheese.
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) 89–91/100 (Excellent wine)
Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
Full-bodied and round, the 2018 Saint-Joseph Deschants Blanc—a medium- to full-bodied wine—features notes of mandarin and white peach, with a base of melon. It is open and fruity, and does not require aging.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated wine (2020 guide) 14.5/20 ( 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:
Fairly fresh on the nose; the Marsanne reveals notes of yellow fruit and almond. The palate is well-balanced, maintaining good structure, and is quite easy to drink.
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 92/100
Jeb Dunnuck
Wine rated 92/100
Rated: Recommended
Customer rating
3/5
based on 1 review
Note and review by Mr. MANUEL T. Published on 05/08/2022
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