Chapoutier De L Oree 1998 Bouteille (75cl) ELA
The Chapoutier De L’Orée 1998 is a white wine from the Hermitage appellation, produced by Domaine Chapoutier in the Rhône Valley. This single-plot cuvée is made from 100% Marsanne, sourced from the Les Murets parcel, where the vines are 60 to 70 years old. The soil of ancient fluvial-glacial alluvial deposits serves as a precise landmark of its origin. After pressing and cold settling, the wine is aged on its lees with regular bâtonnage, in a mix of tanks and demi-muids, for 10 to 12 months.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Slightly Damaged
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Rhone
- Appellation
- Hermitage
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Chapoutier
- Cuvée
- De L'Orée
- Millésime
- 1998
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Marsanne
Domaine Chapoutier
A family-run business based in Tain-l’Hermitage, M. Chapoutier is a producer-merchant with deep historical roots in the northern Rhône. Led by Michel Chapoutier, the company cultivates vineyards in several French regions and abroad, whilst producing wines notably in the major Rhône appellations. Its own vineyards are managed using biodynamic methods.
- Owner
- Famille Chapoutier (Michel Chapoutier)
- Maître de chais
- Clément Bartschi
- Surface (ha)
- 450.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 10 000 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The company’s origins date back to 1808, with the founding of Calvet et Compagnie on Rue de l’Hermitage in Tain. In 1897, Marius Chapoutier went into partnership with Rodolphe Delépine to form Delépine et Chapoutier, which at that time exported its wines to the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany. Following Delépine’s departure in 1922, Marius renamed the company Chapoutier et Compagnie. In 1928, he acquired the La Ciboise estate, then in 1929 had a new winery built at the foot of the Hermitage hill. On his death in 1937, his son Marc succeeded him. In 1955, Marc renamed the company M. Chapoutier. Michel Chapoutier took over the management of the company in 1990, having launched the first single-vineyard selections in 1989. The conversion of the vineyard to biodynamic farming began at that time. Under his leadership, the company gradually acquired estates and vineyards in Australia from 1998, in Roussillon in 2000, in Portugal in 2007, and subsequently in Alsace and Spain, amongst other places. Mathilde and Maxime Chapoutier have joined Michel and Corinne Chapoutier in the family business; Clément Bartschi currently serves as cellar master there.
De L'Orée
De l'Orée is a white Ermitage made exclusively from Marsanne coming from the Les Murets parcel, in the eastern sector of the Ermitage hill. M. Chapoutier presents it as a "Sélection Parcellaire", distinguished by its ancient glacio-fluvial alluvium and its significant aging potential.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1991
- Style of the cuvée
- Ample, rich and complex white Ermitage, combining ripe fruits, floral, spicy and toasted notes, with a fresh finish and very great aging potential.
- Position within the range
- Prestige Sélection Parcellaire among the great white Ermitages of M. Chapoutier.
Histoire de la cuvée
The first documented vintage by M. Chapoutier is 1991, also indicated by a professional source as the first production of the cuvée. It belongs to the house's Sélections Parcellaires collection.
