Walls: Exclusive first taste of M Chapoutier’s Sélections Parcellaires 2024

10 April 2025

In his latest article for Decanter, published on April 8, 2025, Matt Walls shares his exclusive first impressions of M. Chapoutier’s 2024 Sélections Parcellaires.

This rare tasting highlights the ever-increasing precision of the parcel-based approach in the Southern Rhône Valley, particularly in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Through this early reading of the 2024 vintage, Matt Walls explores the complexity of the terroirs, the impact of the year’s extreme weather conditions, and the ability of great parcels to express their identity despite the challenges. He emphasizes the intensity, balance, and finesse of these wines in the making, forecasting an exceptional vintage driven by meticulous viticulture and masterful winemaking.

Photo : M Chapoutier’s Le Pavillon vineyard. Credit : M Chapoutier

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As the first AOC wine in France in 1936, the 3,150 hectares of the appellation extend over 5 communes: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Bédarrides, Courthézon, Orange, and Sorgues. With 300 harvest declarants, the appellation produces an average of 90,000 hectoliters per vintage, or about 12 million bottles, distributed to 93% for red wines and 7% for white wines. Benefiting from a unique natural heritage, the AOC relies on 13 grape varieties, 5 distinct terroirs, and an exceptional climate, marked by sun and mistral, to produce exceptional wines distributed mainly for export (66% of volumes in 2021). Historically and continuously committed to sustainable development issues, 35% of the AOC’s surfaces are managed in organic or biodynamic agriculture.

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