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Tag Archives: M. Chapoutier
Chapoutier Côtes du Rhône 2012, Rhone Valley
AUD$15 from Dan Murphy’s. This cheap Grenache Syrah blend serves as a nice contrast against the 2011 Luberon. Deeper colour with more concentration of fruit. Intense ruby colour with a purple rim. Soft perfume, youthful aromas of dark berry fruit … Continue reading
Posted in Cotes du Rhone, Daily happenings, France, Rhone Valley
Tagged 2012, Chapoutier, Cotes du Rhone, Grenache, Lamb, M. Chapoutier, Michel Chapoutier, Rhone Valley, Shiraz, Syrah
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Chapoutier Lubéron 2011, Provence (sorta near Rhône Valley)
These Luberon vineyards reside on Luberon Regional Natural Park land. The Cotes du Lubéron is its own AOC within the folds of Provence, but enjoys the warm embrace of the Alps and the Rhone Valley. Good ripening conditions isn’t a foreign concept here … Continue reading
Posted in Daily happenings, France, Rhone Valley
Tagged 2011, Chapoutier, Grenache, Lubéron, M. Chapoutier, Michel Chapoutier, Provence, Rhone Valley, Shiraz, Southern Rhone, Syrah, Terre de Provence
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M. Chapoutier Domaine Tournon Shays Flat Vineyard Shiraz 2010, Pyrenees, VIC
Michel Chapoutier is quite well established in Australia now, having produced wines over the past decade. A biodynamic champion of single vineyard wines from the Northern Rhone, the vineyards of Domaine Tournon are on the foothills of the southern extension … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Daily happenings, Rhone Valley, Victoria
Tagged 2010, cool climate, cool climate shiraz, cool climate syrah, Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier, Domaine Tournon, Grampiens, high altitude, M. Chapoutier, Michel Chapoutier, Mount Avoca, Northern Rhone, Pyrenees, Shays Flat, Shiraz, Syrah
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