M. Chapoutier - Les Vignes de Bila-Haut Côtes du Roussillon Blanc

M. Chapoutier - Les Vignes de Bila-Haut Côtes du Roussillon BlancThe Chapoutier family can trace their history in the Rhne region back to 1808, but it was in 1879 that Polydor Chapoutier bought his first vineyards and started the actual business. In the mid 20th century Max Chapoutier led the business until his retirement in 1977, after which his sons Michel Chapoutier and Marc Chapoutier took over. The decade of the 1980s saw quality improvements under Michel Chapoutiers leadership over the vineyards and

Their grandfather

It pairs well with food

an extremely rare decision and works within low interventionist principles

As a result

who’d recently graduated in economics and business

no sulphur before ferment

their daughter decided to buy 3 oak barrels and aged some the wine of that year in them as inspiration from her 30th birthday

Ruffino wines reveal themselves without coaxing or manipulation

their signature corn/rye/barley mash aged 5 years in new charred American Oak

The main challenges are the difficulty in finding staff and the threat of wild boars

is seen as the ideal counterpart to balance the depth and richness of the grand crus

lifted with easy granite acidity