M Chapoutier Saint Joseph Les Granits Rouge 2020《ZTF329》

M Chapoutier Saint Joseph Les Granits Rouge 2020《ZTF329》

Domaine Ballot Millot is a family-owned boutique winery located in the village of Meursault, in the Côte de Beaune region of Burgundy, France.

M.Chapoutier (Chateau Chapoutier) is a family-owned winery founded in 1808. Currently, the winery is managed by the energetic and outstanding Mr. Michel Chapoutier. The winery has developed to the present day and now owns 175 hectares of vineyards in the Rhone Valley. And it has its own vineyards in several top AOC regions, especially in Hermitage. After Michel started running the winery, the quality of the winery's wines improved very rapidly, and the winemaking philosophy also underwent significant changes. Michel Chapoutier's achievements caused a sensation in the wine-making world for a time. He completely transformed the wine-making methods and procedures of Michel Chapoutier, eventually enabling his wines to rival those made by Marcel Guigal, the most outstanding winemaker in the Rhone Valley. Under Michel's leadership, CHAPOUTIER has gained a prominent position in the Rhone Valley region and has become one of the top wine merchants. M. Chapoutier boasts many of the best vineyards in the local area. In addition, their wine estates are scattered all over the southern region of France, and even there is a M. Chapoutier winery in southern Australia.

Since 1989, M. Chapman Tier has been using biodynamic farming and winemaking methods, with the aim of producing the purest wines that are closest to the natural terroir conditions. Every decision and every step in the process of viticulture and winemaking is aimed at enhancing the terroir, varietal characteristics and vintage characteristics of the wine. The wines from the vineyard owned by M. Chapoutier are all produced based on the principle of biodynamic methods. No artificial yeast or additives are added at all, and no gumming treatment is carried out. Only a very small amount of fermentation stop agents are added. Through the precise control of the winemakers, the natural flavor of the wine is fully brought out. They vividly call it: "Let the land speak in the wine."

If you have tasted the wine of M.Chapoutier, you will find that its label is unique because there are some "protrusions" on it. In fact, there is a lot to tell behind this. The raised dots on the wine label are actually a simplified version of Braille.

On the labels of M.Chapoutier wines, without exception, you can notice that this is not only because there is a blind person in the Chapoutier family, but also because the Braille logo is a great convenience for him to participate in the family's wine business. At the same time, it is also to show respect for the elder Maurice Monier de La Sizeranne. Maurice Monier not only invented the simplified version of Braille, but also helped many blind and visually impaired people out of isolation. At the same time, he was also an early owner of the Hermitage AOC region in the Rhone Valley.

In addition, there is a little story about how Saptiel learned of his blind friend's various concerns when choosing wine. So in 1993, Saptiel began to try printing Braille on wine labels and later succeeded. He then promoted this Braille to nearly a million bottles of his own wine. The content of Braille mainly includes information such as the wine's region, variety, vintage, and whether it is red or white grapes.

The Saint Josep region produces both red wine and white wine, with a red-to-white ratio of approximately 9:1. Among them, the red wine is mainly made from Syrah, the only legal red grape variety of Saint Josep. According to the regulations, no more than 10% of the white grape varieties Marsanne or Roussanne are allowed to be blended to soften the strong taste of the wine. The white wine is a blend of Marsanne and Roussanne.

This wine grape comes from the very steep granite soil slopes south of Tournon, where the old vines of Syrah are rich in mineral notes. The grapes are hand-picked. After being 100% destemmed, they undergo a slow fermentation for one month in small concrete tanks and are aged for 16 to 18 months in 20% new oak barrels.

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