Le Meal Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Lobster in cream sauce, roasted sweetbreads, truffled poultry
✨ Technical Specifications
M. Chapoutier's Le Méal Blanc is a legendary single-vineyard white Hermitage sourced from one of the most celebrated climats on the historic hill of Hermitage. The vineyard of Le Méal, with its steep, south-facing terraces, is covered in large river stones (galets) and clay-gravel soils that soak up the intense Rhône sun. This exceptional terroir yields a white wine of immense power, concentration, and structural complexity. Made from old-vine Marsanne, the wine undergoes fermentation and aging in oak demi-muids with regular lees stirring (bâtonnage). This meticulous process imparts a rich, velvety texture, balancing opulent notes of ripe stone fruits, honey, and toasted almonds with a deep, saline minerality that reflects its ancient geological origins.
🍾 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)
14-14.5%