Le Pavillon
⏳ Drinking Window
2015 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb with rosemary, venison stew, prime rib of beef
✨ Technical Specifications
M. Chapoutier's Hermitage 'Le Pavillon' is one of the most legendary and critically acclaimed red wines of the Northern Rhône, representing the pinnacle of the estate's 'sélections parcellaires.' Sourced from ancient Syrah vines—some exceeding 65 years of age—planted on the steep, granite-rich slopes of the prestigious Les Bessards lieu-dit on the Hermitage hill. The parcel's name derives from a small historic pavilion that once stood among the vines. Here, a remarkably thin layer of sediment sits directly atop a massive granite bedrock, forcing the vine roots deep into the earth to find nutrients. This extreme terroir, farmed strictly under biodynamic principles, yields incredibly low quantities of highly concentrated fruit. The wine is fermented in traditional concrete vats and aged in oak barrels for 18 to 22 months, bottled unfined and unfiltered to preserve its intense mineral core, powerful structure, and deep, dark fruit character.
🍾 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% Syrah
🍷 ABV
13.5-14.5%