Red

M. Chapoutier Bila-Haut Banyuls Vin Doux Naturel 2021

£20.99

Deep garnet with aromas of ripe black cherry, dark chocolate and warm spice, beautifully integrated from careful ageing in old oak. On the palate it is rich and luscious, with velvety tannins, natural sweetness and a long warming finish lifted by fresh acidity.

FranceLanguedoc-Roussillon, France·Grenache Noir
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ABV 16.0%Size 50clClosure CorkServe 16–18°C
Pairs with:ChocolateDessertBlue Cheese
About this wine

Made by the legendary Michel Chapoutier under his Bila-Haut label in the far south of France, this Banyuls Vin Doux Naturel is a beautifully crafted fortified wine from old Grenache Noir vines grown on the steep schist slopes above the village of Banyuls-sur-Mer. Deep ruby in the glass with an opulent nose of black cherry, cocoa, prunes and dried plum, the fortification arrests fermentation at exactly the right moment to preserve a wonderful natural sweetness. The palate is luscious yet never cloying, with a long, warming finish of dark fruit, spice and roasted mocha.

M. Chapoutier is renowned for their biodynamic viticulture and has been farming without synthetic inputs since 1991. Bila-Haut is the Chapoutier family's Languedoc-Roussillon estate, dedicated to expressing the wild, sun-drenched terroir of the Pyrenean foothills. This Banyuls is a classic match for chocolate fondant or a great wedge of Roquefort, and is equally wonderful savoured on its own as a digestif at the end of a long dinner.

About the producer

M. Chapoutier is one of the Rhône Valley's most influential estates, with roots in Tain-l'Hermitage dating back to 1808. Under Michel Chapoutier's direction since 1990, the domaine converted entirely to biodynamic viticulture — one of the first major French producers to do so. Chapoutier crafts wines across the Northern and Southern Rhône, from benchmark Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie to Crozes-Hermitage and Châteauneuf-du-Pape, as well as wines in Australia, Portugal, and Alsace.