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Côte Rôtie, La Viaillère
Clusel Roch

Côte Rôtie, La Viaillère, 2019

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justerini & brooks tasting note

An engaging and nicely-balanced note of summer pudding and pine aromatics on the nose. The palate offers a burst of sweetly-scented violet and bramble flavours, developing into notes of dried flower and Victoria plum. As audacious, smooth and inviting as this is initially, there is also a sense of balance, composure and a clear vibrancy to the fruit. The wine is built on a denser tannic framework than La Viallère usually has, but the tannins are noble and round enough to meld into the fruit rather than overpower it. One of CLusel-Roch’s great Viallères. Clusel Roch decided, as of the 2009 vintage, to bottle this up as a separate cuvée, when their vines had reached 32 years old and were producing outstanding wines. The parcel located at the bottom of the slope still goes into the main Cote Rotie blend. Aged for around 16 months in a maximum of 15% new oak.

critic reviews

93/100Joe Czerwinski,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2019 Cote Rotie La Vialliere starts off deceptively silky and fine, with charming scents of cherries and herbs and a pleasant, medium-bodied mouthfeel, then turns a bit drying and tannic on the finish. Despite its charm, it deserves some time in the cellar and should drink well through 2040.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2040
date of review 01/2022
95-97/100Josh Raynolds,Vinous

Highly perfumed, mineral-drenched dark berry, violet, smoky mineral and olive paste scents show excellent clarity and a hint of smokiness. Sweet, palate-staining blackberry and floral pastille flavors deepen with air and show a candied licorice note on the back half. Rich but lively as well, closing with firm cut on a persistent, sharply focused finish, which features fine-grained tannins and suave floral and exotic spice notes.

date of review 05/2020

product details

Country:
France
Region:
Rhone
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Producer:
Clusel Roch
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abv:
13.5%