Chante-Alouette
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Creamy mushroom risotto, roasted lobster with butter sauce, or mature Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
M. Chapoutier's 'Chante-Alouette' is a benchmark Hermitage Blanc, taking its poetic name—'Song of the Lark'—from the historic vineyard slopes of the Hermitage hill. This organic and biodynamically farmed cuvée is crafted from Marsanne grapes grown on a complex mosaic of soils, including the granitic alluvial soils of Le Méal, the clay-gravel of Les Murets, and the loess-rich Chante-Alouette lieu-dit itself. Fermented and aged on its fine lees in a combination of stainless steel tanks and oak demi-muids, the wine is celebrated for its intense aromatic profile of quince, honey, ginger, and white flowers, underpinned by a striking mineral tension and a rich, oily texture characteristic of the finest Northern Rhône whites.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1808 in Tain-l'Hermitage in the Rhône Valley, M. Chapoutier has grown into one of France's most celebrated wine houses, propelled to international acclaim following Michel Chapoutier's visionary leadership in 1990. A pioneer in biodynamic viticulture and minimal-intervention winemaking, the estate is revered for its single-vineyard 'sélections parcellaires' that articulate the purest nuances of individual terroirs across the Rhône and beyond. Iconic for incorporating Braille script on every label since 1996, Chapoutier produces benchmark expressions of Syrah, Marsanne, and Grenache across prestigious appellations including Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Marsanne
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5-14%