Clusel Roch

Côte Rôtie, Les Schistes, 2022

Name: Côte Rôtie, Les Schistes
Brand: Clusel Roch
Price: 285 GBP

92/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

90/100

Vinous

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2022
6x75cl
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£356.74
Organic
2022
6x75cl
DP
£356.74

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2022
3x1.5L
EP
£285.00

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

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.

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

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We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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Critic Reviews

92/100

Yohan Castaing,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2022 Cote Rotie Les Schistes, sourced from various plots across different soil types and vinified separately before blending, the 2022 Cote Rotie Les Schistes exudes a delicately smoky, intense bouquet of dark berries, pepper, flowers and spices. Medium to full-bodied, juicy and round for a Cote Rotie, it's fresh and tense, with a lovely, linear mid-palate that leads to an ethereal, perfumed and tense finish. This wine serves as an ideal introduction to the Clusel-Roch universe.

drinking window 2024 - 2034

date of review 02/2025

90/100

Nicolas Greinacher,

Vinous

The 2022 Côte-Rôtie Les Schistes was vinified with 30% whole clusters and aged 20 months in French oak barriques (15% new). Black cherry, meaty undertones, cedar and pencil shaving aromas are all pushed forward. Medium- to full-bodied, the 2022 is concentrated and generous with a savory profile.

drinking window 2026 - 2032

date of review 01/2025

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.