Northern Rhone series 17, Chapoutier Petite Ruche Crozes Hermitage 2009

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Northern Rhone series 17, Chapoutier Petite Ruche Crozes Hermitage 2009

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Now this I like. It’s just been listed by Waitrose at a very good price (£12.99), and it’s quite a serious expression of Crozes-Hermitage in a somewhat modern style. I get a lot of samples, but this is one that got drunk, rather than just tasted.

Chapoutier Petite Ruche Crozes Hermitage 2009 Northern Rhone, France
13% alcohol. Ripe, brooding sweet blackberry and black cherry fruit nose, showing lovely fruit purity and some violet overtones. The palate has vivid, slightly meaty black fruits. It’s a very ripe expression of Northern Rhone Syrah, but there’s still some lovely peppery, floral cool climate Syrah character, and a bit of grip. 91/100 (£12.99 Waitrose)

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5 thoughts on “Northern Rhone series 17, Chapoutier Petite Ruche Crozes Hermitage 2009

  1. Hi Jamie,

    A question …. is there a story behind the Braille label ?

    I have always quite liked it and wondered if there was any story behind it.

    Greg

  2. yes–I like this wine—-often appears on wine lists in France at normally aroung E15 a bottle—-good value

  3. I’ve tasted steady, modest improvement in the Chapoutier line this past ten years. The next step up in the Crozes are also good value wines.

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