The latest single-vineyard wines from this long-standing champion of organic and biodynamic viticulture in France’s Rhône Valley and beyond.
Jancis once described Michel Chapoutier as ‘the quotemaster’, and in her report on the 2021 Sélections Parcellaires, their ‘parcel selection’ or single-vineyard wines from the Rhône, Alsace and Roussillon, she describes his approach to leading a masterclass: seated, with a glass of champagne to hand, most recently now that his UK importer is Hatch Mansfield, a glass of Taittinger’s Comtes de Champagne.
So the first question I asked after Michel’s son Maxime presented the 2023 vintage in London...