Les Meysonniers Rouge
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 3 to 8 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled lamb chops, roasted duck breast, or a rustic charcuterie platter.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the stony terraces of the Crozes-Hermitage appellation in the northern Rhône Valley, M. Chapoutier's 'Les Meysonniers' Rouge is a pure, vibrant expression of Northern Rhône Syrah. The name 'Les Meysonniers' pays homage to the traditional harvest workers of the region, celebrating the deep human connection to the land. The vines, averaging over 25 years of age, are planted on south-facing slopes composed of fluvioglacial alluvial soils and rolled pebbles, which absorb the daytime sun and radiate heat back to the grapes at night. In keeping with Chapoutier's pioneering biodynamic philosophy, the grapes are harvested by hand and vinified traditionally in closed concrete vats. The wine is aged for approximately 12 months in concrete tanks rather than oak barrels, a deliberate choice designed to preserve the pristine, peppery black fruit, floral violet notes, and precise mineral backbone characteristic of the terroir.
🍾 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
Syrah 100%
🍷 ABV
13% - 14%