{"id":21391,"date":"2024-08-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/?p=21391"},"modified":"2024-08-15T08:39:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T07:39:17","slug":"chapoutier-cotes-du-rhone-belleruche-blanc-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/chapoutier-cotes-du-rhone-belleruche-blanc-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapoutier C\u00f4tes du Rh\u00f4ne Belleruche Blanc 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Summer Expression of the Region.<\/h3>\n

\"CoteThe C\u00f4tes du Rh\u00f4ne is famed for its characterful red wines but it also has classy white wines, which are just perfect for warmer weather quaffing and pairing with lighter foods. M. Chapoutier C\u00f4tes du Rh\u00f4ne Belleruche Blanc 2023 is a great choice for summer.<\/p>\n

The warm Mediterranean climate of the Rh\u00f4ne and the unique terroir introduce distinct freshness to the white wines. The regional Mistral, a strong, cold, north-westerly wind, helps to cool the vines for up to 150 days a year, tempering the summer heat and reducing the risk of fungus. The clay and sandy soils contribute to the popularity of this appellation\u2019s wines, with richer soils encouraging the roots of the vines to extend deeper for moisture.<\/p>\n

Between 2022 and 2023, the production of white C\u00f4tes du Rh\u00f4ne and C\u00f4tes du Rh\u00f4ne Villages rose by 2%, with production now reaching over one hundred thousand hectolitres (8% of the total production within these two AOCs), providing an ever-growing selection for consumers to choose from.<\/p>\n

Pair with a variety of foods<\/h4>\n

Chapoutier C\u00f4tes du Rh\u00f4ne Belleruche Blanc 2023 offers aromas of stone fruit and spring blossoms. The palate is layered and smooth with flavours of bright orchard fruits. This wine is ideal as an aperitif as well as to pair with a variety of foods for lunch or dinner. It is a great partner for salads, grilled fish simply dressed with herbs, chicken with light sauces and buttered potatoes. Try this with a cheese board of a selection of soft and hard cheeses and sourdough bread. Serve the wine between 10\u00b0C and 13\u00b0C. Remove this wine from the refrigerator 20 minutes before serving so it is perfectly cooled but without being over chilled.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4tes du Rh\u00f4ne have long been appreciated but it\u2019s a delight to see both white and ros\u00e9 wines from this region becoming better known.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Summer Expression of the Region. The C\u00f4tes du Rh\u00f4ne is famed for its characterful red wines but it also has classy white wines, which are just perfect for warmer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3482,3484],"tags":[4341,4340,2948,2967],"class_list":["post-21391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drink","category-drinks-reviews","tag-belleruche-blanc-2023","tag-cotes-du-rhone","tag-french-wine","tag-white-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21391"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21442,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21391\/revisions\/21442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}