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		<title>M. Chapoutier Bila-Haut Occultum Lapidem Côtes-du-Roussillon Villages Latour de France AOP</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It was in Latour de France that M.Chapoutier chose to set up his domain. The vines of Bila-Haut and Occultum Lapidem were the first expressions of this terroir. The story continued near a little village called Lesquerde. Steep, craggy limestone, arid soil, battered by the tramontane wind…

The vineyard of Occultum Lapidem is located on gneiss and schistous soils from the Devonian Period and limestone from Kimmeridgian Period.

For more info, visit <strong>M. Chapoutier - Domaine de Bila-Haut</strong> <a href="https://www.chapoutier.com/en/our-wines/our-domains-and-maisons/bila-haut/">website</a>.

<strong>VARIETALS</strong>
Syrah, Grenache and Carignan.

<strong>VINTAGE</strong>
2020

<a href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/M.-Chapoutier-Bila-Haut-Occultum-Lapidem-Cotes-du-Roussillon-Villages-Latour-de-France-AOP-2020.pdf"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1196" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/if_pdfs_774684.png" alt="" width="15" height="20" /> Download Tasting Note</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>TECHNICAL DATA</strong><br />
Alcohol 14.5%</p>
<p><strong>APPEARANCE</strong><br />
Beautiful dark garnet dress.</p>
<p><strong>NOSE</strong><br />
Initial nose reserved with a dominant graphite, leather, then intense notes of pepper, black fruit and garrigue.</p>
<p><strong>PALATE</strong><br />
The attack is rich, dense; the rest is fleshy, sunny, long sapid finish, served by fine tannins and a beautiful freshness.</p>
<p><strong>AGEING</strong><br />
Maturing takes place half in vats and the other half in barrels depending on the year.</p>
<p><strong>PAIRING</strong><br />
At its best with duck confit and rib steak.</p>
<p><strong>RATINGS</strong></p>
<h3 class="photoswipe-wrapper"><strong>93-95pts <a class="dt-pswp-item" href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Jeb-Dunnuck.jpg" data-dt-img-description="" data-large_image_width="1146" data-large_image_height="200"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-3609" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Jeb-Dunnuck-300x52.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="35" srcset="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Jeb-Dunnuck-300x52.jpg 300w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Jeb-Dunnuck-1024x179.jpg 1024w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Jeb-Dunnuck-768x134.jpg 768w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Jeb-Dunnuck-600x105.jpg 600w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Jeb-Dunnuck.jpg 1146w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></strong></h3>
<h3 class="photoswipe-wrapper"><strong>92pts <a class="dt-pswp-item" href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1.jpg" data-dt-img-description="" data-large_image_width="1459" data-large_image_height="140"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1073" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-300x29.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="19" srcset="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-300x29.jpg 300w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-768x74.jpg 768w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-1024x98.jpg 1024w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-600x58.jpg 600w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1.jpg 1459w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></strong></h3>
<h3 class="photoswipe-wrapper"><strong>3.9</strong> <a class="dt-pswp-item pspw-wrap-ready" href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vivino-logo.png" data-dt-img-description="" data-large_image_width="456" data-large_image_height="110"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-4519" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vivino-logo-300x72.png" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" srcset="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vivino-logo-300x72.png 300w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vivino-logo.png 456w" alt="" width="150" height="36" /></a></h3>
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		<title>M. Chapoutier Bila-Haut Côtes-du-Roussillon Villages AOP Rouge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 03:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It was in Latour de France that M.Chapoutier chose to set up his domain. The vines of Bila-Haut and Occultum Lapidem were the first expressions of this terroir. The story continued near a little village called Lesquerde. Steep, craggy limestone, arid soil, battered by the tramontane wind…

The plots of this Côtes-du-Roussillon Villages AOP red blend are located on the slopes of the high Agly Valley, composed of gneiss and schist from the Devonian Period.

For more info, visit <strong>M. Chapoutier - Domaine de Bila-Haut</strong> <a href="https://www.chapoutier.com/en/our-wines/our-domains-and-maisons/bila-haut/">website</a>.

<strong>VARIETALS</strong>
Syrah, Grenache and Carignan.

<strong>VINTAGE</strong>
2021

<a href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/M.-Chapoutier-Bila-Haut-Cotes-du-Roussillon-Villages-AOP-Rouge-2021.pdf"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1196" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/if_pdfs_774684.png" alt="" width="15" height="20" /> Download Tasting Note</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>TECHNICAL DATA</strong><br />
Alcohol 14%</p>
<p><strong>APPEARANCE</strong><br />
Deep garnet red.</p>
<p><strong>NOSE</strong><br />
Aromas of ripe black fruits, such as black cherry, blackberry and plum.</p>
<p><strong>PALATE</strong><br />
The wine is fleshy, well-structured with the warm and savage of soils of the Roussillon area.</p>
<p><strong>AGEING</strong><br />
The wine is aged in vats for few months.</p>
<p><strong>PAIRING</strong><br />
A nice piece of beef is the perfect match for this wine. Also good with Mediterranean food and cheese.</p>
<p><strong>READINESS FOR DRINKING</strong><br />
Drink now or in the next 2 to 3 years.</p>
<p><strong>RATINGS</strong></p>
<h3 class="photoswipe-wrapper"><strong>91pts <a class="dt-pswp-item" href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1.jpg" data-dt-img-description="" data-large_image_width="1459" data-large_image_height="140"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1073" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-300x29.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="19" srcset="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-300x29.jpg 300w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-768x74.jpg 768w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-1024x98.jpg 1024w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-600x58.jpg 600w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1.jpg 1459w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></strong></h3>
<h3 class="photoswipe-wrapper"><strong>3.8</strong> <a class="dt-pswp-item pspw-wrap-ready" href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vivino-logo.png" data-dt-img-description="" data-large_image_width="456" data-large_image_height="110"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-4519" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vivino-logo-300x72.png" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" srcset="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vivino-logo-300x72.png 300w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vivino-logo.png 456w" alt="" width="150" height="36" /></a></h3>
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		<title>M. Chapoutier Bila-Haut Côtes-du-Roussillon AOP White</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 02:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It was in Latour de France that M.Chapoutier chose to set up his domain. The vines of Bila-Haut and Occultum Lapidem were the first expressions of this terroir. The story continued near a little village called Lesquerde. Steep, craggy limestone, arid soil, battered by the tramontane wind…

In this Côtes-du-Roussillon white blend part of the grapes comes from limestone, clay soils and gneiss in the Agly Valley; the other part from granite soils at higher altitude (500m, later ripening sites).

For more info, visit <strong>M. Chapoutier - Domaine de Bila-Haut</strong> <a href="https://www.chapoutier.com/en/our-wines/our-domains-and-maisons/bila-haut/">website</a>.

<strong>VARIETALS</strong>
Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris and Macabeu.

<strong>VINTAGE</strong>
2022

<a href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/M.-Chapoutier-Bila-Haut-Cotes-du-Roussillon-AOP-White-2022.pdf"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1196" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/if_pdfs_774684.png" alt="" width="15" height="20" /> Download Tasting Note</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>TECHNICAL DATA</strong><br />
Alcohol 13%</p>
<p><strong>APPEARANCE</strong><br />
Pale yellow with green reflections.</p>
<p><strong>NOSE</strong><br />
Expressive on citrus fruits (mainly lemon and grapefruit) with smoky notes.</p>
<p><strong>PALATE</strong><br />
The attack is frank and very aromatic.<br />
The mouth is ample with a very nice acidity (coming from high altitude granites).<br />
The finish is fresh and presents saline notes, witnesses of the minerality of the wine.</p>
<p><strong>AGEING</strong><br />
Ageing lasts a few months in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks in order to keep freshness and enhance the minerality.</p>
<p><strong>PAIRING</strong><br />
Stuffed calamari, all kind of seafood dishes and Mediterranean cuisine.</p>
<p><strong>READINESS FOR DRINKING</strong><br />
Drink now or in the next 2 to 3 years.</p>
<p><strong>RATINGS</strong></p>
<h3><strong>92pts </strong><strong class="photoswipe-wrapper"><a class="dt-pswp-item pspw-wrap-ready" href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1.jpg" data-dt-img-description="" data-large_image_width="1459" data-large_image_height="140"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1073 entered lazyloaded" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-300x29.jpg" sizes="auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px" srcset="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-300x29.jpg 300w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-768x74.jpg 768w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-1024x98.jpg 1024w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-600x58.jpg 600w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1.jpg 1459w" alt="" width="200" height="19" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px" data-lazy-srcset="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-300x29.jpg 300w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-768x74.jpg 768w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-1024x98.jpg 1024w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-600x58.jpg 600w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1.jpg 1459w" data-lazy-src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-300x29.jpg" data-ll-status="loaded" /></a></strong></h3>
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