M. Chapoutier Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc La Bernardine 2012

Heritage are great classics with the Chapoutier signature, fine representatives of the Rhone Valley appellations. These wines, ideal for laying down, have won recognition the world over with their illustrious names, testimony to a long history. Brilliant, golden-yellow color. Hints of grape blossom and lily aromas. Frank attack on the palate makes for a well-balanced, fresh wine with candied citrus flavors.

Grenache Blanc. The Chapoutier family first settled in Tain l'Hermitage (Rhone) back in 1808. They purchased a winery owned by Comte Monier de la Sizeranne and over time acquired a number of excellent vineyards. In 1990, at the age of 26, Michel Chapoutier takes over his family's firm and in 1996, Michel decides to incorporate Braille on all his wine labels. This innovative approach is a tribute to Maurice Monier de la Sizeranne, original owner of the vineyard where Hermitage La Sizeranne wines are made and also inventor of the first version of abbreviated Braille. Today, M. Chapoutier is the only producer to own vineyards in all of the major Rhone appellations, making them the leading Rhone producer.