Chapoutier - Brut la muse de RW 2014 | Monsieur Touton Selection

Tasting notes

Pale yellow with golden reflections and delicate bubbles. The nose shows yellow-fleshed fruit with fine notes of fennel and grilled almonds. A big on entry to the palate, light and crystalline on the palate. Fine, appetizing bubbles. Notes of hazelnuts, honeysuckle and acacia honey. Long saline finish. 100 % Marsanne.

Estate

With roots dating back to 1808, M. CHAPOUTIER is one of the oldest companies in the Rhône Valley. Yet, its world renown and the quality of wine can truly be accredited to the arrival of Michel Chapoutier in 1990. His willingness to change the set way, thirst for knowledge and open-mindedness, together with his drive to seek, discover and reflect the full potential of our terroirs, letting the soils express their true character, has put our wines firmly on the wine world map. This philosophy is what gives our wines their signature style, forms the basis of the M. CHAPOUTIER ethos and drives our team to reveal the very best of what the soils have to offer.

Terroir

This sparkling wine is the result of the blend of two terroirs whose grapes have been vinified separately. The first terroir, located at a low altitude with soils of sedimentary origin (clays, limestone and silts) brings body and aromatic expression. The second, located higher up, has partially decomposed soils of granitic origin and imparts freshness, acidic tension and crystallinity.

Vinification

After hand harvesting and direct pressing of the entire bunches, very careful selection of the juices coming out of the press. Short settling. Fermentation in stainless steel vats (70%) and in demi-muid barrels (600 l ) already used for several vintages (30%). Bottling for the “prise de mousse” (second fermentation in bottle) in the spring following the harvest. Ageing in bottles on the lees for 36 months (referred to as ageing “sur lattes”).

France Rhone Valley Saint-Peray