Lieu-Dit Saint-Pierre
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage release, allowing the tight granitic structure and primary dark fruit to evolve into complex notes of leather, truffle, and forest floor.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Slow-roasted leg of lamb with rosemary, grilled ribeye steak, or hearty venison stew.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the steep, granite-rich slopes of the Saint-Joseph appellation in the Northern Rhône, M. Chapoutier's 'Lieu-Dit Saint-Pierre' Rouge is a profound expression of 100% Syrah. The vineyard site itself, Saint-Pierre, is steeped in history, located in an area once celebrated as 'Vin de Mauves'—a favorite of historical figures and famously mentioned in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. Michel Chapoutier, a fierce proponent of biodynamics and terroir-driven winemaking, crafts this cuvée to reflect the intense minerality of the decomposed granite soils. The grapes are hand-harvested, fully destemmed, and fermented in concrete vats before undergoing aging in a combination of new and seasoned French oak casks. This meticulous process coaxes out a wine of deep ruby color, marked by intense aromas of dark berries, cracked black pepper, smoky granite, and black olives, framed by fine-grained tannins and a remarkable mineral tension.
🍾 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%)