All you want from a proper Côtes du Rhône - ripe and characterful with smooth supple tannins
Production
Patrice Armand, a Cairanne neighbour of Domaine Boutinot Rhône owns 40ha of vines which see plenty of sunshine throughout the year and benefit from both the Mistral wind – which keeps things cooler and disease-free – and higher than average rainfall. His vieilles vignes (old vines) are between 60 and 70 years old and, in their old age, are achieving low but concentrated yields of 45hl/ha. We mainly source La Chapelle de Marin from three of Patrice’s parcels which lie on poor soils with a high limestone content - La Combe d’Antide, La Beraude and, on the sandier lower slopes, Les Sablières. Hand-picked bunches are carefully destemmed and vinified using traditional ‘minimal intervention’ techniques. This wine is made without the use of oak to retain the pure fresh fruit character.
La Chapelle de Marin, Côtes du Rhône 2023 (6 bottles case)
Vivino ratings
Tasting notes
Attractive, juicy, bramble fruit and floral aromas, the palate is up-front and fresh with warm spice and real depth.
Food match
Lovely with BBQs; grilled meats, halloumi and vegetables. Herby sausages, pasta with Mediterranean vegetables.
Info
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ABV
13.5%
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CASE/BOTTLE SIZE
6 x 75cl
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REGION/COUNTRY
RHÔNE, FRANCE
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GRAPE
GRENACHE 60%, CARIGNAN 20%, MOURVÈDRE 10%
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FEATURES
VEGETARIAN, VEGAN
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CLOSURE
CORK
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WINEMAKER
JULIEN DUGAS
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APPELLATION
CÔTES DU RHÔNE
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ALLERGEN INFO
CONTAINS SULPHITES AND NO OTHER ALLERGENS
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Meet the producer
Like all good stories, that of Boutinot France is both long and a little bit complicated! Boutinot began as a tiny importer in 1980, specialising in French wines. Paul Boutinot himself began by personally selecting the wines from France, back in the UK he would unload the trailer by hand. And deliver the crates of wines to customers himself. But good things grow and by the end of the decade we had become a bigger and better company. A company that not only sought out great wines but made them too. After 10 years later, Boutinot France started in January 1990. The first office was in the middle of the vines in Julienas; perfectly located to navigate the Beaujolais and Macon regions on the quest to make beautiful wines.
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