Chapoutier

Some years later, during the 1980s, there were reported improvements in wine production techniques, under Michel Chapoutier's leadership over the vineyards and winemaking facilities.

Thus, Chapoutier's Côte-Rôties are Syrah only (with no Viognier), the white Hermitages are all Marsanne only (with no Roussanne) and several of the Châteauneuf-du-Papes are Grenache noir only.

Wines at the Fac&Spera level are produced from the appellations Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Cornas, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

[5] Michel Chapoutier had the idea to include Braille on the label after hearing his friend Gilbert Montagné, a blind singer, explaining on TV that he would have to take someone with him into the store in order to identify each bottle of wine.

[7][8] The information presented in the braille print includes the producer, the vintage, the vineyard and region as well as the colour of the wine.

A wine from Chapoutier, a Les Bécasses from the Côte-Rôtie appellation
An Australian Shiraz-Viognier made in Victoria through a collaboration with Terlato and Chapoutier
A Chapoutier Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine label with braille