Wine Hermitage “Chante-Alouette” AOC, 2011, 750 ml

Hermitage “Shant Alyuett” – one of the finest wines Chapoutier, whose fans were once Nicholas II and Alexander Dumas. Vintage 2011 the famous wine critic Robert Parker has called “perhaps the best cuvee of wine I have ever tasted.” His support and expert Jeb Danakil of “The Rhone Report”, as Parker has put the blame rating of 95 points: “It’s amazing, but in 2011” Chante Alouette “is even better. The more fragrant, flexible, seamless … nice on the palate, rich, flexible, elegant texture that has no sharp corners, breathtaking purity of fruit and a clean, dry and classically oriented finish. “

Wine Hermitage “Shante-Alouette” is created from grapes Marsan. For the vintage 2011 harvest of this variety was collected from three different vineyards in appellasone Hermitage. The very same appellation is located on the southern slope exposure Hermitage and its soils are mainly represented by clay and limestone. Grape harvest is done by hand at the peak of ripeness, after gentle pressing, the juice is cooled for 24 hours. The main feature of winemaking is that a third of the wine is fermented in new oak barrels, while the remaining two-thirds – in stainless steel vats. This allows you to get more complex and aromatic wine. Aged wine in oak barrels for 10-12 months, and quite often conducted preliminary tasting you to keep track of his maturity.

Wine House “M.Shapute” was founded in 1808. Distant ancestor Chapoutier – Polydor was the first who began to buy vines, becoming not just a winegrower but wine producer and businessman. The current president of the Wine House – Michel Chapoutier – a representative of the seventh generation of the family, a person charismatic and energetic, curious and visionary. Before becoming a winemaker, Michel traveled. During these visits, he carefully studied the diversity, richness and subtlety of wines. In his farm he managed to combine this knowledge with the rich traditions of the family. The company is currently Chapoutier owns one of the most prestigious names in the Rhone Valley. Wines produced in the appellation Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Côte Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint Joseph, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Tricastin. In addition, Michel Chapoutier agriculture holds the key to the production and sale of wines in appellasonah Kornas, Saint Perey, Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, Cote du Rhone vilage and Tavel.
One of the most significant achievements of Michel Chapoutier believes the transition to biodynamic methods of work in the vineyards, as they allow better reflect the qualitative features of the terroir. To date wine “M. Chapoutier” known throughout the world and, thanks to the high quality, repeatedly won the highest score of 100 points in the ranking of the famous wine critic Robert Parker.