Chapoutier - Ermitage - De L'Orée - Blanc - 2019

Wine:

100% Marsanne from the Les Murets vineyard, the 2019 white Ermitage De l'Orée is an exemplary white wine, with scents of summer fruits, peach, melon and apricot. Rich and expressive, carried by a great breadth of palate, it unfolds a vibrant, balanced wine, with a beautiful finish on bitters. Rated 96/100 by Parker.

Vinification:

Hand harvested, 50% of the wine is vinified in demi-muids, with regular stirring of the lees, then in vats for the rest of the harvest.
Aged on lees for 6 months and then 4 more months before bottling.

Organic and Biodynamic wine, certified by Demeter.

Color:

Intense golden yellow with golden reflections.

Nose:

Aromas of yellow fruits underlined by some floral notes of acacia and hawthorn.

Palate:

Of beautiful freshness and very complex on a luminous and ripe fruit, this wine with a slender profile delivers a palate with a fat and ample frame, delights us by the refinement of its matter and its energetic and persistent final.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Sweetbreads with cream sauce, roast poultry with truffles, Breton lobster casserole, filet of sole à la Normande.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2038

Renowned winemaker, at the head of one of the most esteemed estates of the Rhone Valley region, Michel Chapoutier presides over a phenomenal collection of Crus. 

Leader of the biodynamic movement in viticulture, Michel Chapoutier is one of the greatest winemakers of all time. A true craftsman, he creates great wines that represent the best qualities of their appellation.

Particularly on the Hermitage terroir, his favorite part of the region, where he makes anthology parcel wines. These terroir wines, produced biodynamically, are the height of complexity and refinement. Crafted to perfection, they have few equivalents.