Côte Rôtie, La Viaillère, 2020

Floral and inviting with its perfumed raspberry and red cherry. So open and expressive. A heady hint of kirsch reveals some of the sunshine of the vintage without at all detracting from the wine’s charm and balance. 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. From a mid-slope parcel with a south, south-east facing aspect. 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.