The charming and ebullient Michel Chapoutier, the legendary Rhône producer, has just released his 2020 Sélections Parcellaires , his single vineyard wines , and we were very privileged to attend a tasting with him in London this week. At the risk of sounding clichéd, both the reds and whites were amazing! Chapoutier is incredibly enthusiastic, and loves to talk in great depth about a great many things when it comes to his wines and wine making techniques. His opening gambit was that he doesn't try to make the best wine possible, but instead to reflect the best expression of his terroir! He moved on to say that 2020, a dry, warm vintage, had very similar conditions to those of 2003, a vintage which he freely admitted was pretty awful, with short, bitter wines. However, we were regaled with a lengthy and technical discourse on how his vines have adapted to the changing climate in the intervening years, due largely to the enormous efforts made in biodynamics and non-interventioni
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Hello Simon! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the upcoming en premieur tasting week! Curious: With Lafite and Latour garnering such massive attention in Asia, have you seen a reduction in demand for such notable Right Bank producers as: Petrus, Cheval Blanc, Ausone, etc.? Especially given the early reports that the 2010 vintage may very well favor Right Bank wines?
ReplyDeleteGreat overview. Look forward to good advice for buying 2010 wines...
ReplyDeleteHi Blake, Thanks for your comments. We've not noticed any reduction in demand for the top Right Bank wines. Our traditional home market for these still can't get enough... As to whether 2010 favours the Right Bank... we'll just have to wait and see. I can't wait to find out, next week!
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