M. Chapoutier - Saint-Joseph Les Granilites blanc 2022

Bettane & Desseauve

About the domain :

Today, Michel Chapoutier is ably supported by his children Mathilde and Maxime, to run the most important wine house in the Northern Rhône, and a long-standing specialist in Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage. Chapoutier is not only a major wine merchant, but also a producer of top-flight domaine cuvées, as the estate's vines have long been cultivated biodynamically. Sélections parcellaires, the top-of-the-range wines, perfectly reflect Chapoutier's philosophy: parcel-based, single-varietal and produced every year, they are above all a reflection of the terroir, in all its good aspects and sometimes its excesses.

Decanter

About the wine:

Very spicy nose, with elegant oak framing the pineapple aromas. It's quite full-bodied, certainly savory, but not heavy, as it retains liveliness, salinity and drinkability. So, all in all, it's a pretty smart wine. Very well balanced for a hot year, it has the intensity of a hot year, but without excess fat or alcohol. Charming. Fermented in demi-muids and aged 25% in barrels.

Guide Hachette des vins

About the domain :

This venerable (19th c.) and unmissable house, brought into international orbit by Michel Chapoutier in the 1990s, offers a wide range from its own vineyards (345 ha, biodynamic) or purchased grapes, in most of the Rhône Valley's leading appellations, as well as in Roussillon and Alsace. His children, Mathilde and Maxime, have recently joined the family adventure.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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

About the domain :

Under the Maison M. Chapoutier address, 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 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 Australia), a testament to the family's dynamism. While some cuvées are convincing, others are far more unspectacular. This heterogeneity has led us to withdraw the star from the house this year.

Jancis Robinson

About the wine:

Slight reduction on the nose, clean and fresh, with a toasted almond character. On the palate, there's a sensation of ripeness, apple skin and a hint of toasted nuts. Fresh, spicy notes too. Good freshness, well-balanced - and has good weight - a slight spicy note on the finish.

James Suckling

About the wine:

Very fresh, delicate nose for such a hot, dry vintage, but with a little aeration, a lovely lemon curd aroma develops, then, with a little more aeration, a whisper of caramel. The palate is concentrated, medium-bodied, with a pronounced stony character on the finish. From the Tournon and Mauves vineyards, with a blend of granite and sedimentary soils. Made from organically grown grapes. For drinking or cellaring.

Jeb Dunnuck

About the wine:

The Saint Joseph Les Granilites Blanc 2022 is clearly on the up, showing great richness and depth. Quince, orange blossom and spicy notes merge in a medium-bodied, round, supple and well-balanced white, with well-integrated acidity, good mid-palate depth and exceptional length. This is a lovely, pure, classy white that will evolve for 5 to 7 years.