See also Chapoutier the Quotemaster.
The Quotemaster Michel Chapoutier was in London last week to present, as usual, his latest, embryonic Sélections Parcellaires – this time 2010s – from the Rhône. Put 'Chapoutier Alsace' in the tasting notes search box to see my notes on his recently released 2009 Alsace wines – a new venture including some Sélections Parcellaires. I wondered why, when all other Rhône producers keep their wines firmly under wraps until at least the autumn of the year after harvest, Chapoutier is in such a hurry to show these cask samples of his top single-vineyard bottlings...