2023 Technical Specifications
Region Cote Rotie
Tasting Notes A complete, concentrated wine with fine tannins, freshness, bright acidity and a tobacco note.
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2022 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 7% Viognier; balance not specified by source
Drinking Window 2028–2040
Region Cote Rotie
Tasting Notes Highly aromatic Côte-Blonde perfume, fine tannins, a slightly drying finish and light pepperiness; the Viognier contributes some plumpness.
Critics Ratings 95
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2018 Technical Specifications
Region Cote Rotie
Tasting Notes Caramel and mocha on the nose, followed by purple raspberry, blueberry and red-currant notes; full-bodied and plush yet lively and vibrant, with a very long, velvety finish.
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2016 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.0%
Grape Varieties 95% Syrah; 5% Viognier
Drinking Window 2024–2040
Classification Côte-Rôtie AOP
Region Cote Rotie
Soil Gneiss
Orientation Southeast
Vineyard Yield 36 hL/ha
Sites Lieu-dit Côte-Blonde
Fermentation Vessels Thermoregulated stainless-steel tanks
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types French oak
Production Details The vineyard was planted in 2010, lies at 220–247 m and is planted at 11,000 vines/ha. Grapes were harvested manually and sorted twice, in the vineyard and at the winery. The wine was 100% destemmed, cold-macerated in thermoregulated stainless-steel tanks, fermented with native yeasts, and aged for 20 months in French-oak barrels. The sheet states a cellar potential of 20 years.
Tasting Notes Wine Spectator: steeped plum and blackberry pâte de fruit, bay leaf, tapenade, black tea and buried minerality. Wine Advocate: roses, tea leaves, raspberries, silky tannins, flowers and licorice. James Suckling’s barrel-sample note: black tea, pepper, spiced plums, blackberries and fine chalky tannins.
Critics Ratings 98
2015 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties 95% Syrah; 5% Viognier
Classification Côte-Rôtie AOP
Region Cote Rotie
Soil Gneiss
Orientation Southeast
Vineyard Yield 30 hL/ha
Sites Lieu-dit Côte-Blonde
Fermentation Vessels Thermoregulated stainless-steel tanks
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types French oak
Production Details The vineyard lies at 220–247 m and is planted at 11,000 vines/ha. The sheet labels the vineyard age as 9 years but does not say whether that age applies at harvest or at publication. Grapes were harvested manually and sorted twice, in the vineyard and at the winery. The wine was 100% destemmed, cold-macerated in thermoregulated stainless-steel tanks, fermented with native yeasts, and aged for 20 months in French-oak barrels. The sheet states a cellar potential of 20 years.
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