Les Grands Merisiers
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed from 3 to 10 years after the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can cellar gracefully for up to 15 years.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Classic roasted lamb with rosemary and garlic, hearty beef stews, or wild mushroom risotto.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the prestigious Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation in the southern Rhône Valley, 'Les Grands Merisiers' by M. Chapoutier is a beautifully crafted red wine that pays homage to the wild cherry trees (merisiers) that historically dotted the landscape of these ancient vineyards. True to the pioneering biodynamic philosophy of Michel Chapoutier, this wine is crafted predominantly from Grenache, complemented by Syrah and Mourvèdre, harvested from soils rich in clay, sand, and the famous heat-retaining quartzite stones known as galets roulés. The vinification emphasizes terroir preservation, utilizing concrete tanks and large oak vats for aging to allow the vibrant, spicy red fruit character and earthy complexity of the southern Rhône to shine through without being masked by excessive new wood.
🍾 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
Syrah (min 90%)