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M. Chapoutier Hermitage Vin de Paille(2003)
- Winery:
- M. Chapoutier
- Varietal:
- Marsanne
- Region:
- France > Rhône > Hermitage
- Type:
- Dessert/Fortified
- Color:
- White
- User Tags:
- caramel, apricot, gold, color descriptors, (tree) fruit, stone fruits, smooth, fungi, truffle, honey
Originally, the winemaking?s technique of the Vin de Paille comes from the Hermitage vineyard. In order to renew with this tradition, Michel Chapoutier decided from 1990 to set aside part of the harvest for a Hermitage Vin de Paille.
The grapes are picked up very ripe and a sorted several times before being put to dry on a bed of straw for at least two months before pressing. Normally 300 kgs of grapes are enough to vinify a cask of wine, but for the "Vin de Paille" 1 ton of grapes are necessary.
The must is very concentrated, with about 360 g sugar per liter. After the fermentation, the alcoholic read more...
- Wine Advocate # 156
- Dec-04
- (96-98)
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 118, January/Feburary 2005
- 93/100
- ($180) Deep gold. Intense, complex aromas of dried apricot and honey. Thick, silky and superconcentrated, with distinctly wild flavors of apricot, truffle and damp earth. Conveys a tactile impression of extract. The '02 version is much fresher but not as honeyed, notes Mazoyer. Finishes silky and impressively long. This is 14% alcohol with 160 grams per liter of residual sugar.
