Croix de Bois
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 5–20 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted rosemary lamb, wild boar stew, grilled ribeye steak
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
M. Chapoutier's 'Croix de Bois' is a magnificent single-vineyard (sélection parcellaire) Châteauneuf-du-Pape that serves as a pure, vibrant monument to the Grenache grape. Sourced from a specific parcel in the commune of Bédarrides, the vineyard is renowned for its soil of large quartzite pebbles (galets roulés) over red clay, which absorb the intense Mediterranean sun by day and radiate heat back to the vines at night. Adhering strictly to biodynamic principles, the grapes are harvested at peak maturity and fully destemmed. Uniquely, the wine is fermented and aged entirely in concrete vats for 14 to 16 months, deliberately avoiding oak to preserve the pristine, explosive red fruit character, garrigue spice, and mineral precision of the terroir. The name 'Croix de Bois' (Wooden Cross) evokes the rustic, spiritual heritage of the southern Rhône, where ancient landmarks still dot the sun-drenched landscape.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
M. Chapoutier blev grundlagt i 1808 i Tain-l'Hermitage i Rhônedalen og har siden udviklet sig til et af Frankrigs mest berømte vinhuse. Husets internationale stjernestatus tog for alvor fart, da Michel Chapoutier overtog roret i 1990 med sin kompromisløse vision. Som pioner inden for biodynamisk vindyrkning og minimal intervention i vinkælderen er ejendommen særligt hyldet for sine enkeltmarks-aftapninger, 'sélections parcellaires', der formidler de fineste terroiregenskaber på tværs af Rhône og andre vinregioner. Chapoutier, der siden 1996 ikonisk har haft punktskrift (blindeskrift) på alle etiketter, skaber referencepunkter for druer som Syrah, Marsanne og Grenache i prestigiøse appellationer som Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie og Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Grenache 100%
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
14.5-15.5%