Côte Rôtie
Clusel Roch

Côte Rôtie, 2016


Destination

vintage


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2016

75cl

DP

£44.90


2016

12x75cl

DP

£538.86


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2016

12x75cl

DP

£458.46



Clusel Roch, Côte Rôtie, 2016

2016

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Clusel Roch, Côte Rôtie, 2016

A wonderful marriage of the pure, elegant Clusel-Roch style and the ripeness and depth of a great vintage. Less muscular than the 2015 but not without power, this offers wonderfully clear and pure black and red cherry fruit, with touches of fresh raspberry and fruit blossom. Lively but toned and with enough fat to cover it, a beautifully harmonious Cote Rotie. A blend largely from the schist, south-east facing vineyards of the Verenay commune including the lower part of Viaillere, Champon and Le Plan. As ever a proportion of whole bunches have been used in fermentation, but a lot less than in 2015, roughly 20%. Ageing is in oak barriques for at least 15 months with less than 15% new wood.

Maturity:
Keep
ABV:
13%
92/100
Josh Raynolds, Vinous

Deep lurid ruby. An assertively perfumed bouquet evokes ripe, spice-accented black and blue fruits, olive paste and incense, and a smoky mineral nuance adds urgency. Stains the palate with sweet blueberry, cherry liqueur and dark chocolate flavors that become more lively on the back half. Deftly marries power and elegance and finishes with supple, slow-mounting tannins and strong persistence.
Date Reviewed:
09/2019

specifications

country:
France

region:
Rhone

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Producer:
Clusel Roch

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


Clusel Roch

Clusel Roch

This small artisanal Domaine, run by Brigitte Roch, Gilbert Clusel and their son Guillaume, only employs organic methods to work its vineyards and for some time have consistently had some of the lowest yields in the region. Such low yields and excellent vineyard sites help to produce excellent wines that are made in a gentle, pure and refined style. There is little new oak; depending on the vintage a large proportion of whole bunches may be included in fermentations and extractions are soft resulting in elegant, refined and characterful Côte Rôtie that age seamlessly. The standard cuvée is aged in one- and two-year-old barriques for a year, whilst wine from the old vines of Les Grandes Places require ageing in a proportion of new oak barriques, rarely more than 30-40%.

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