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Saint-Joseph Blanc Les Granits, Chapoutier 2021
White Wine from France - Rhone
Finely etched and floral marsanne from the northern Rhône. This has length of flavour and growing complexity.
Price:
£58.00
Bottle
Price:
£348.00
Case of 6
In Stock
Code: RH66931
Wine characteristics
- White Wine
- 2 - Dry
- Marsanne
- 75cl
- Now to 2032
- 13% Alcohol
- oak used but not v. noticeable
- Cork, natural
- Organic
Chapoutier
Chapoutier has a long history of wine production in the Rhône Valley having been established in 1808 by a wine broker, Polydor Chapoutier. The business has been passed from father to son over the years, and currently at the helm is Michel Chapoutier. When he took over in the late 1970s, the company was clearly in need of new momentum, its wines largely uninspired and even its prestige brand, Chante-Alouette, a lacklustre blend of different vintages.
When Michel took charge, suddenly everything changed. Today, the Chapoutier is name is known for precision and individuality with each of the top wines expressing a single terroir, and more often than not, a single grape variety. In 1995 Michel brought in biodynamic practices and today all Chapoutier vineyards are farmed in this way. If you see a horse-drawn plough on Hermitage hill, the chances are that will be Chapoutier-owned! Chapoutier is the biggest landowner in Hermitage after the grower’s syndicate, of which, incidentally, Michel is also president. His own 26 own hectares of vineyards in Hermitage, in descending order of size are Bessards, Greffieux, Chapelle, Méal, Muret and Chante-Alouette.
The company also owns vineyards in Cote Rôtie, Saint-Joseph, Crozes and Condrieu, a substantial 27-hectare plot in Châteauneuf and holdings in the Roussillon. Recently, Chapoutier took over the operation of Ferraton, an old-fashioned Tain-based négociant, and transformed it into a boutique house offering very high quality wines....