M. Chapoutier - Crozes-Hermitage - Les Meysonniers Rouge 2023
- Producer M. Chapoutier
- Blend 100% Syrah
- Country France
- Region Rhone Valley
- Appellation Crozes-Hermitage
- UPC 0 15643 72514 2
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Item# 14340-23/6PK
James Suckling
93pt
Ageing
Around 12 months ageing. 85% of which takes place in concrete tanks to preserve
the freshness and minerality of the fruit. The remaining 15% is aged in barrel which
gives the wine consistency and power, along with aromatic complexity
Tasting notes
"Les Meysonniers" is a wine with fleshy tannins, and loads of floral and black fruit notes, as well as elegance.
Colour: very intense purplish red.
Nose: red fruits, blackcurrant and raspberry, followed by violet aromas.
Palate: ample and round, final of stewed fruits and vanilla.
Terroir
South facing slopes. The soil consists
of a mixture of clay, pebbles and gravel.
The alluvial terroir of Crozes-Hermitage
was formed by terraces from the Rhone
and Isere rivers.
Vinification
Our Crozes-Hermitage is vinified traditionally with punching down and pumping over taking
place in concrete tanks. This wine is made from organically grown grapes. The exclusion of
all chemical products (in particular herbicides), and the ploughing of the vineyards, enables
the vine to plunge its root system deep down into the heart of the soil. Deeper root systems
make the vine’s physiological behavior more even, and provide better resistance to sudden and
variable weather conditions. As to the wines, a more subtle balance and a pronounced minerality
set this wine apart from other Crozes-Hermitage wines produced from this sedimentary soil.
Vinification and ageing in concrete tanks enhances the subtlety of the balance.
