De l'Oree
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lobster with butter sauce, Bresse chicken with morel cream sauce, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
M. Chapoutier's Ermitage 'De l'Orée' is a monumental white Hermitage born from ancient Marsanne vines, some over 70 years old, planted in the 'Les Murets' lieu-dit. The name 'De l'Orée' translates to 'at the edge of the forest,' referencing the vineyard's location. This single-vineyard selection (sélection parcellaire) is a masterclass in biodynamic viticulture and terroir expression. The soils are composed of fluvioglacial alluvial deposits with abundant pebbles and clay, giving the wine its signature mineral core. Vinified in demi-muids and aged on its fine lees with regular stirring (bâtonnage) for up to a year, this white Hermitage is celebrated for its extraordinary aromatic complexity, featuring notes of honeysuckle, ripe peach, toasted almonds, and wet stones, backed by a luxurious, oily texture and remarkable freshness.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1808 in Tain-l'Hermitage, Maison M. Chapoutier was transformed into a global benchmark for terroir-driven viticulture after Michel Chapoutier took charge in 1990. Operating on the motto 'Fac & Spera' (Do and Hope), the estate became an early, outspoken pioneer of biodynamic farming in 1991 across its extensive estate vineyards. Rooted along the granite terraces, fluvioglacial alluvial soils, and limestone outcrops of the northern and southern Rhône Valley, Chapoutier crafts transparent, single-vineyard bottlings (sélections parcellaires) alongside international ventures in regions like Portugal's Douro Valley. Winemaking favors indigenous yeasts, gentle extraction, and minimal intervention to preserve purity of origin, often eschewing new wood in favor of neutral oak casks or concrete vats. Benchmark cuvées—famed for their tactile Braille labeling introduced in 1994—include Hermitage icons such as Le Méal Blanc, De l'Orée, Les Greffieux, and Côte-Rôtie's La Mordorée, epitomizing tension, minerality, and structural longevity.
🍇 Grapes
100% Marsanne
🍷 ABV
13.5-14.5%