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M. Chapoutier Petite Ruche Rouge
AOP Crozes-Hermitage, Rhône, France
Tasting Notes
Colour: Intense purplish red.
Nose: Red berries, blackcurrant and raspberry.
Palate: Fresh and round, final of fruits. All is in fineness.
Food Pairings
Grilled flank steak, leg of lamb, roast chicken and tomato-based dishes. Also compliments a wide selection of cheeses, vegetarian terrines and charcuterie.
Harvest Notes
Grapes are harvested at maturity.
Winemaking Notes
This Crozes-Hermitage is vinified in cement vats with two pumpings over per day. Vatting lasts between 3 and 4 weeks after the alcoholic fermentation. Ageing is performed in vats. The wine will be bottled the next autumn to preserve a maximum of fruits.
Vineyard Notes
The soil is composed of high alluvial deposit terraces with a lot of shingles.
Technical Info
Varietal: Syrah
Tasting Notes
Colour: Intense purplish red.
Nose: Red berries, blackcurrant and raspberry.
Palate: Fresh and round, final of fruits. All is in fineness.
Food Pairings
Grilled flank steak, leg of lamb, roast chicken and tomato-based dishes. Also compliments a wide selection of cheeses, vegetarian terrines and charcuterie.
Harvest Notes
Grapes are harvested at maturity.
Winemaking Notes
This Crozes-Hermitage is vinified in cement vats with two pumpings over per day. Vatting lasts between 3 and 4 weeks after the alcoholic fermentation. Ageing is performed in vats. The wine will be bottled the next autumn to preserve a maximum of fruits.
Vineyard Notes
The soil is composed of high alluvial deposit terraces with a lot of shingles.
Technical Info
Varietal: Syrah
Tasting Notes
Colour: Intense purplish red.
Nose: Red berries, blackcurrant and raspberry.
Palate: Fresh and round, final of fruits. All is in fineness.
Food Pairings
Grilled flank steak, leg of lamb, roast chicken and tomato-based dishes. Also compliments a wide selection of cheeses, vegetarian terrines and charcuterie.
Harvest Notes
Grapes are harvested at maturity.
Winemaking Notes
This Crozes-Hermitage is vinified in cement vats with two pumpings over per day. Vatting lasts between 3 and 4 weeks after the alcoholic fermentation. Ageing is performed in vats. The wine will be bottled the next autumn to preserve a maximum of fruits.
Vineyard Notes
The soil is composed of high alluvial deposit terraces with a lot of shingles.
Technical Info
Varietal: Syrah
Tasting Notes
A beautiful nose of red berries, blackcurrant and raspberry followed by a palate with beautiful freshness and roundness.
Food Pairings
Grilled flank steak, leg of lamb, roast chicken and tomato-based dishes. Also compliments a wide selection of cheeses, vegetarian terrines and charcuterie.
Vintage Notes
Winter was mild, followed by spring frosts and then a cool summer with record rainfall. Despite a growing season beset with variable weather, responsiveness and careful vineyard management produced quality wines with freshness and an ethereal style. Grapes harvested at maturity.
Winemaking Notes
This Crozes-Hermitage is vinified in cement vats with two pumpings-over per day. Vatting lasts between 3 and 4 weeks after the alcoholic fermentation. Ageing is performed in vats. The wine will be bottled the next autumn to preserve a maximum of fruits.
Vineyard Notes
Soils for the Petite Ruche are composed of high alluvial deposit terraces all of which are well-drained, and organically tended.
Technical Info
Grapes: 100% Syrah
Alcohol by Volume: 12.5%
Tasting Notes
A beautiful nose of red berries, blackcurrant and raspberry followed by a palate with beautiful freshness and roundness.
Food Pairings
Grilled flank steak, leg of lamb, roast chicken and tomato-based dishes. Also compliments a wide selection of cheeses, vegetarian terrines and charcuterie.
Winemaking Notes
This Crozes-Hermitage is vinified in cement vats with two pumpings-over per day. Vatting lasts between 3 and 4 weeks after the alcoholic fermentation. Aged in vats.
Vineyard Notes
Soils for the Petite Ruche are composed of high alluvial deposit terraces all of which are well-drained, and organically tended.
Technical Info
Grapes: 100% Syrah
Alcohol by Volume: 12.5%
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