Cerasinus
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 1-5 years from the vintage release to capture its vibrant berry fruit, though it can gracefully evolve for up to 8 years.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted duck breast, grilled lamb chops with rosemary, and traditional Provencal bouillabaisse.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Named after the Latin word for cherry, Cerasinus is M. Chapoutier's tribute to the historic, deeply colored wines of Tavel in the southern Rhone Valley. While officially classified as a rose, Tavel is historically celebrated as a red wine disguised in pink, offering the structure, body, and complexity of a light red. This cuvee is crafted primarily from Grenache and Cinsault, grown on a mosaic of terroirs featuring sandy soils, limestone, and the famous galets roules (rounded quartz stones) that retain heat. M. Chapoutier, a legendary producer committed to biodynamic principles, utilizes cold maceration to extract the wine's signature deep cherry hue, complex red-fruit aromatics, and stony minerality, creating a gastronomic wine with historical roots dating back to the Avignon Popes and Philippe le Bel.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1808 in Tain-l'Hermitage, M. Chapoutier is one of the Rhône Valley's most historic and revered wine producers, currently led by the visionary Michel Chapoutier who transitioned the estate to biodynamic farming in the 1990s. The maison is globally celebrated for its pioneering "sélections parcellaires" (single-vineyard wines) and its commitment to expressing the pure terroir of prestigious appellations like Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Utilizing traditional, low-intervention winemaking techniques, Chapoutier produces highly acclaimed reds and whites, including iconic labels such as the Châteauneuf-du-Pape Barbe Rac, Côte-Rôtie La Mordorée, and the Hermitage-derived La Sizeranne. Beyond the Rhône, the family has expanded its terroir-driven philosophy to exceptional estates in Roussillon, Australia's Victoria region, and Portugal's Douro Valley.