CHAPELLE SAINT PIERRE Rouge AOC 2023/2024 Organic Wine

Nutritional information per 100 ml

Contains negligible amounts of fat, saturates, protein and salt.

Syrah

Syrah undoubtedly comes from France. Its resemblance to the name of the ancient Persian city of Shiraz in present-day Iran gave rise to a legend that crusaders brought the grape back from their raids. Scientists disproved this in 2000, when DNA analysis showed its parents, red Dureza and white Mondeuse Blanche, to be thoroughly French. From France, this sun-loving yet undemanding vine found its way around the world. Today, winegrowers cultivate it in Australia, South Africa, California, Chile, Argentina and Sicily, for example, although overseas it often goes by Shiraz. Syrah or Shiraz wines are weighty and fruit-led, with characteristic berry and chocolate aromas. Yet the wines differ in more than spelling. Australian grapes in the McLaren Valley, for example, have a good 450 mm of rainfall, while French vines on the Rhône enjoy 834 mm. Hardly fair, considering Australia's average temperature is also a good 5 °C higher. Different climate, different soil and different cellar techniques: long maceration periods, customary in France, produce tannin-rich wines that remain drinkable for a long time if stored well. Down Under, the emphasis is on rapid completion of fermentation and oak ageing, producing fruit-led, intensely aromatic wines scented with vanilla and chocolate.

2021 vintage

Silver Mundus Vini Biofach 2023

Both on the nose and on the palate, the organic wine from Saint Pierre reveals radiant cherry fruit.

Saint Pierre

Chapelle Saint Pierre is a project by long-standing friends and partners Rémy Soulié and Peter Riegel. When they had the opportunity to buy vineyards in excellent condition near Assignan, on high ground surrounded by colourful garrigue and vibrant nature, they did not hesitate. With their very first vintage, the friends revealed the potential they had sensed and that lay within the wines. The eagerly awaited wines surprised everyone with their incredible freshness, thanks to the special microclimate. The slightly cooler climate at 300 m above sea level benefits the ripening of grapes grown beneath the ruins that give the estate its name, “Chapelle Saint Pierre”. This freshness gives the full-bodied, generous wines of the Saint Chinian appellation that special something. When excellent vineyard sites are combined with advanced technology, outstanding craftsmanship and the Soulié family’s experience, truly special wines can be expected. Chapelle Saint Pierre’s wines are more than solid entry-level Syrah and Grenache wines. Rémy Soulié and Peter Riegel have deliberately chosen a modern, fruit-led style here.