Biodynamic adherent Michel Chapoutier is not short of an opinion so the introduction to our 13 tasting notes on his 2021 single-vineyard wines and some older ones offers quite a bit of stimulation. Read him on the current state of Australian wine, for example.
We’ve been all over Chapoutier recently. Ali Cooper MW has been tasting 2021s at the headquarters of this ambitious and sustainably minded producer in Tain l’Hermitage and his tasting notes will form part of his massive forthcoming report on this unusual vintage throughout the Rhône Valley. Julia tasted a dozen Chapoutier wines...