Côte Rôtie, Les Schistes, 2022

Restless red fruits dominate, with a perfumed and grippy feel, accentuated notes of raspberry leaf, blood orange, redcurrant and plums, the 2022 finishes very stony and juicy – one would be hard pressed to call this as a warm vintage. A blend largely from the schist, south-east facing vineyards of the Verenay commune including the lower part of Viallière, Champon and Le Plan. As ever a proportion of whole bunches have been used in fermentation, in this case 50%. Ageing is in oak barrels for at least 15 months with less than 15% new wood.