Chapoutier - Crozes-Hermitage Les Meysonniers Blanc 2022
- Producer M. Chapoutier
- Blend 100% Marsanne
- Country France
- Region Rhone Valley
- Appellation Crozes-Hermitage
- UPC 3391180013353
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Item# 14339-22/6PK
James Suckling
94pt
Age of vines
20- to 40-year-old vines are used
to produce this Crozes-Hermitage
"Les Meysonniers" white wine.
Ageing
Ageing lasts for 7 to 8 months in tank.
100% of which takes place in stainless
steel in order to preserve the aromatic
quality, derived from the Crozes-Hermitage
sedimentary soils, within the aromatic
expression of Marsanne.
Tasting notes
"Les Meysonniers" white wine epitomizes
the authentic character of Marsanne
in Crozes-Hermitage.
Colour: pale yellow with green lights,
limpid, brilliant.
Nose: the first nose is on quince, peony
and then roasted almond.
Palate: the attack is supple and fresh.
Terroir
Gently sloping south facing hillsides.
The soil is composed of Isère river
sedimentary soils and large, round pebbles.
Vinification
The entire harvest is pressed directly, followed
by cold settling for 48 hours. Fermentation
takes place in 600 litre casks with natural
yeasts.
