2021 CÔTE RÔTIE Les Grandes Places Domaine Clusel-Roch, Lea & Sandeman

CÔTE RÔTIE

2021 Les Grandes Places Domaine Clusel-Roch

Grapes Syrah
Colour Red
Origin France, Rhône
Other Certified Organic
District Northern Rhône
Village Côte Rôtie
ABV 12.5%
Vineyard Les Grandes Places

Always the densest, darkest and most structured of the 4 Cote Roties here - the 2021 Grandes Places does not disappoint - even if the 2021 version is a little less extreme than in some of the hotter recent vintages. From a parcel up above La Vialliere which was planted in the 30s by Guillaume's great-grandfather this abounds with power and tightly-knit charm - for now. This will continue to improve for 10 to 15 years without any trouble, and will certainly benefit from 4-5 to ensure you are getting the most out of it. Real class. L&S (Apr 2023)


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Clear red colour; the nose is snappy, shows licorice, rose petal, graphite with a glimpse of sun ripeness in the red fruit, has cards to play. The palate has a well woven debut, heart in the middle palate, is close-knit, with an iron run along the second half. It’s upright, but also leans towards crystalline on the surface, has a pretty full inside, the finish resolute, the finale spiced. It continues pretty thoroughly, won’t show its hand that early – patience required.John Livingstone-Learmonth (Apr 2023)

Domaine Clusel-Roch

From the 1950s to 1980 René and Josephine Clusel grew fruit and vegetables as well as grapes in Côte-Rôtie. Their son, Gilbert, with his wife Brigitte Roch, started to focus solely on the vineyards, and expanded the domaine a little.

Guillaume, Brigitte and Gilbert's son, joined the domaine in 2009 and is now in charge. He added significantly to the vineyard area, but mostly with the addition of Gamay in the Coteaux du Lyonnais. While the property is around 13 hectares, they still have only five hectares in Côte-Rôtie and just half a hectare in Condrieu. The vines are planted on terraces along the Côte-Rôtie, in the classic local style with two wooden stakes tied above each vine to help protect against the region's occasionally howling winds.

They were the first domaine to fully embrace organic practices and have been certified since 2002. They are a shining example of what can be achieved by hard work in the vineyards and truly artisan winemaking; their wines express the very best of this unique terroir up in the northern sector of Côte-Rôtie.

Les Schistes is the very approachable young cuvée from a selection of all plots, whilst the remaining cuvées are all single lieu dits. Annual production of Côte-Rôtie here still hovers at about 1250 cases per year. These are beautifully made wines with a very pure expression of place from this great region.

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