Les Varonniers
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted lamb with rosemary, grilled ribeye steak, wild game stew
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
M. Chapoutier's 'Les Varonniers' is a benchmark Crozes-Hermitage that challenges the traditional hierarchy of the Northern Rhone. Sourced from exceptionally old Syrah vines, some exceeding 60 years of age, planted on a steep, south-facing granite slope at the western edge of the Hermitage hill, this cuvee shares the prestigious geological DNA of its grander neighbor. The name 'Les Varonniers' refers to the specific lieu-dit where these low-yielding vines dig deep into the decomposed granite soils. To preserve the purity of this exceptional terroir, Chapoutier employs traditional, low-intervention vinification, fermenting in concrete vats before aging the wine in oak casks for up to 18 months. The result is a deeply concentrated, complex Syrah that marries dark berry fruit, cracked black pepper, and smoky granite minerality with a velvety, structured palate.
🍾 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
100% Syrah
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
13.5% - 14.5