2018 Chante-Alouette Hermitage, Chapoutier

We are delighted to offer the new release of one of our favourite white wines... Michel Chapoutier’s superb white Hermitage; his 2018 ‘Chante-Alouette’. The Hermitage Hill is most famous for its red wines, however the whites are genuinely brilliant but still remain somewhat under the radar.

'it’s an incredible white Hermitage that’s not far from the famed single vineyard releases'

Jeb Dunnuck

This beauty is made from 100% Marsanne grapes that are hand-harvested from three different vineyards: Le Méal, Les Murets and Chante-Alouette. Michel Chapoutier chooses not to use Roussanne in the blend believing it to age too quickly. At just £35 per bottle, it is an absolute bargain!

My advice would be to load up on this gem of a wine now… our price is significantly below any of our market competitors, so you will need to be quick!

2018 Chante-Alouette Hermitage, Chapoutier @ £210 per 6

Best price in the market!

Always a classic Hermitage Blanc, the 2019 Hermitage Chante-Alouette Blanc is all Marsanne that comes mostly from vines just above the Le Méal lieu-dit, but also from the upper part of the Les Murets. A rich, medium to full-bodied beauty, it has classic Hermitage minerality as well as smoking good notes of buttered peach, quince, woodsmoke, crushed stone, and a touch of spice. It shows even more minerality on the palate and is balanced, with ample mid-palate depth and a great finish. This young, concentrated, vibrant Hermitage Blanc can be drunk over the coming 20-25 years or more. Drink 2020-2046.

94pt, Jeb Dunnuck

Ex UK

Subject to final confirmation

sales@gvwm.co.uk

Comments

The truly magical 2016 Château Cos d’Estournel

We are delighted to offer a parcel of the truly magical 2016 Château Cos d’Estournel. Château Cos d'Estournel is named after its 19th century owner, Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel, and it was he who built the beautiful oriental edifice that is a landmark for any tourist in the Médoc. Today Cos d'Estournel is without doubt the leading estate in St-Estéphe. It is located in the south of the appellation on the border with Pauillac and its vineyards are superbly sited on a south-facing gravel ridge with a high clay content, just north of Lafite. ‘This is a monumental, benchmark Cos d’Estournel that will give not years but decades of pleasure’ Neal Martin

2018 Gaja Barbaresco

This week we had the opportunity to taste the extraordinary new release from Gaja - the 2018 Barbaresco - with Gaia Gaja at Maccelaio restaurant in London. The wine was absolutely stunning and this came as no surprise, as Gaja decided to include all of their famed single vineyard juice (from Sori San Lorenzo, Sori Tildin & Costa Russi) into their estate Barbaresco. Perfumed, complex and with such beautiful finesse and elegance, it was simply a joy to taste. 'The hallmark of the Gaja estate, the Barbaresco is sourced from 14 vineyards within Barbaresco and Treiso. For the 2018 vintage, there will be no single cru bottlings for Barbaresco' Jeb Dunnuck Gaja Barbaresco has an extraordinary track record and this is a wine that the family have been making since 1859. It is 100% Nebbiolo sourced from the families various vineyards located in the municipality of Barbaresco. The winery was founded in 1859 in Langhe, Piedmont by Giovanni Gaja and it is his great grandson, Ang

Silvia Vannucci's Piaggia Carmignano Riserva 2019 & 2020 Piaggia Cabernet Franc Poggio de’Colli

We all know the story of Super Tuscan wines, how in the 1970's the likes of Antinori broke the rules and introduced French grape varieties to Italy. Hold on. Re-wind. Quite far, in fact, back to the 1500's when Henry II of France married Catherine de Medici. The French gifted the Medici family some Cabernet vines, which they planted in their vineyards in Carmignano. Carmignano is a tiny 110 hectare appellation in Tuscany, protected from the cold of the north by the Apennines, and from the vagaries of coastal weather by the Montalbano hills, with soils rich in clay and schist. It already had a great reputation for growing local varieties like Sangiovese - by the 1700's it had already been given a protected classification - and it has been blending these with Cabernet varieties for hundreds of years. Roll forward to the 1970's, and Maur

Grand Vin Wine Merchants UK | Blog

Search This Blog