THE PRODUCER

Originally founded in 1897, the modern history of the Chapoutier business begins
with the arrival of 7thgeneration Michel Chapoutier in 1990. He immediately
converted the vineyards to biodynamics and expanded both the domaine and the
negociant side of the business.

Chapoutier today owns vineyards throughout the Rhone, as well as sourcing grapes
from longstanding partnerships with other growers; Chapoutier also own vineyards
as far afield as Australia, Portugal and Spain. The family’s winemaking
philosophy is based on the concept of terroir, always allowing the terroir to
express itself the maximum. Today children Mathilde and Maxime are involved.

Saint-Joseph represents one of the great value wines of the Chapoutier range and
is handled with the same care and attention to detail as their Hermitage and is
given a delicate spicing from 20% new oak.

THE WINE
Chapoutier’s Les Granits is a pure expression of Marsanne from some of the
estate’s oldest granite vineyards. Fruit is hand harvested, then whole cluster
pressed and fermented partly in vat and big wooden casks. Ageing on lees follows
and lasts 8-10 months. A balanced and complex white wine with apricot, honey,
floral and spice complexity, a full body with silky texture and tapered
finish.

INFORMATION
Type:White
Vintage:2019Country:France
Region:Northern RhoneSub region:HermitageGrape:100% MarsanneStyle:Tropical and
BalancedSweetness:DryABV:14.5%Drinking window:2021 - 2030Size:750mlFood match:
Lamb
CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.