Wine prices

ReferenceVintage / sizePrice / bottleSource
Producer priceRecommended retail price 2024 / 750ml ≈ $7.08Original €6.30≈ £5.32 www.chapoutier.com ↗

2025 Technical Specifications

Grape Varieties Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Carignan; proportions not stated
Classification AOP Costières de Nîmes
Region Costieres de Nimes

2024 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 14.5%
Grape Varieties Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Carignan; proportions not stated
Drinking Window Drink now, preferably after decanting for a few minutes, or within the next 5 years.
Region Costieres de Nimes
Production Details Aged for 6 months in concrete vats.
Tasting Notes Deep, brilliant dark garnet; ripe blackcurrant and dark-cherry aromas; ample, generous palate with ripe fruit, sweet spices and delicate, integrated tannins.
Food Pairing Roasted meat, particularly rabbit, and ribs of beef.

2023 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 14.5%
Residual Sugar 1.57 g/L
pH 3.65
Total Acidity 4.75 g/L
Calories (estimated) 120 kcal / glass
150ml glass120 kcal
750ml bottle600 kcal
Grape Varieties 50% Grenache, 50% Syrah
Classification AOP Costières de Nîmes
Region Costieres de Nimes
Soil Quaternary rhône river pebbles, Locally called “gress”, Over clay reached by the vines' deep roots.
Fermentation Vessels Concrete tanks
Closure Colmated Cork
Production Details The 2023 season began dry, followed by a cool spring and moderate heat until August, allowing excellent ripeness, concentration and quality. Destemmed grapes underwent traditional maceration and fermentation in concrete tanks for 3–4 weeks; each variety was vinified separately. Pumping over was used or withheld according to daily tasting, and the temperature was allowed to rise to 30–33°C at the end of alcoholic fermentation to assist tannin polymerisation.
Tasting Notes Intense ripe blackcurrant and raspberry aromas; full, generous palate with ripe fruit, soft spices and soft tannins.
Food Pairing Roast rabbit, Provençal tart or ribs of beef.

2022 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties Grenache and Syrah; proportions not stated
Drinking Window 2023–2025
Region Costieres de Nimes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details The trade-vendor record describes the wine as having no oak influence.
Tasting Notes Exuberant fruit; rich and full-bodied, with spice and ripe-plum flavour.

2020 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 14.5%
Grape Varieties Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Carignan; proportions not stated
Drinking Window Drink now, preferably after decanting for a few minutes, or within the next 5 years.
Region Costieres de Nimes
Production Details Aged for 6 months in concrete vats.
Tasting Notes Deep, brilliant dark garnet; ripe blackcurrant and dark-cherry aromas; ample, generous palate with ripe fruit, sweet spices and delicate, integrated tannins.
Food Pairing Roasted meat, particularly rabbit, and ribs of beef.

Producer Information

Address
18 avenue du Docteur Paul Durand, 26600 Tain-l'Hermitage, France
Phone
+33 4 75 08 92 64
Owner
Michel Chapoutier
Cellarmaster
Michel Chapoutier

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