Retour Chapoutier - Collines Rhodaniennes - Combe Pilate - Blanc - 2022
COUNTRY/REGION: Rhône Valley
DESIGNATION: IGP Collines Rhodaniennes
COLOR: White
VINTAGE: 2022
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Viognier
ALCOHOL: 12.5 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color Bright pale gold.
Nose Notes of apricot and yellow fruit underlined by spicy touches.
Palate Fresh and delicate, this cuvée is at ease as an aperitif, and reveals itself in all simplicity through a chiselled, taut structure.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 10 and 12°C.
Food Wok of monkfish with green curry and crisp vegetables, sautéed shrimp, salmon rillettes.
Cellar ageing From now until 2028.
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine Michel Chapoutier, a star in the Rhône Valley, boasts a phenomenal catalog of crus. His winemaking talent and intimate knowledge of the vineyards enable him, more than anyone else, to discover the finest terroirs. With unwavering consistency, his wines deliver the most refined expressions of their appellations. A true reference!
Wine The 2022 white IGP Collines Rhodaniennes La Combe Pilate is simple, with notes of apricot, yellow fruit and sweet spices. An elegant wine, perfect as an aperitif, with goat's cheese or cooked fish.
Vinification Hand-harvested, fermented and aged in demi-muids for 8 to 9 months. Malolactic fermentation. Very light stirring of the lees during the first months of ageing.

Demeter-certified organic and biodynamic wine.
AWARDS
AWARDS Estate rated 1 star in the Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2023 (RVF)
Estate rated 5 stars in the Guide Bettane et Desseauve 2023
Rated 90/100 by our Committee!