CÔTE RÔTIE

2017 Les Schistes Domaine Clusel-Roch

Grapes Syrah, Viognier
Colour Red
Origin France, Rhône
Other Certified Organic
District Northern Rhône
Village Côte Rôtie
ABV 13%

Expressive and pure on the nose with that really attractive blue fruits so enticing with young Northern Rhône Syrah, of schist, minerality coming through but the core of blueberry, blackcurrant and violets is very attractive, nice balance too between acidity and fruit. Drinking range: 2020 - 2030 L&S (Feb 2019)


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Showing well now, with some intriguing gamey notes coming through. Smoky, peppery raspberry fruit shows on the medium-bodied, well balanced palate that is already complex, with herbal notes bubbling up. There’s good acidity, with some gently pliable denim-like tannins. Very good, and not expensive for a Côte-Rôtie. Made from 10- to 60-year-old vines, which are massale selection of old 'Serine' Syrah. Partial destemming, two years in barriques, 15% new. Drinking range: 2023 - 2027 Rating: 94 Matt Walls, Decanter.com (Nov 2022)

Deeply saturated ruby. Powerful, mineral-accented cherry and blackberry scents are complemented by hints of exotic spices, violet and licorice. Supple and broad on the palate, offering intense black and blue fruit, spicecake, salty olive and violet pastille flavors that become sweeter as the wine takes on air. The floral note carries strongly through the lively, mineral-tinged finish, which shows excellent clarity and smooth, slow-building tannins. Drinking range: 2024 - 2033 Rating: 93 Josh Raynolds, www.vinousmedia.com (Apr 2020)

Tasted blind. Smoky nose, black-cherry fruit with some olive bitterness making a savoury and fairly austere impression. Moderate length, furry tannins, not much flavour persistence on the finish. Lacks the flair expected. Drinking range: 2019 - 2027 Rating: 16 Richard Hemming MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Feb 2019)

Domaine Clusel-Roch

From the 1950s to 1980 René and Josephine Clusel grew fruit and vegetables as well as grapes in Côte-Rôtie. Their son, Gilbert, with his wife Brigitte Roch, started to focus solely on the vineyards, and expanded the domaine a little.

Guillaume, Brigitte and Gilbert's son, joined the domaine in 2009 and is now in charge. He added significantly to the vineyard area, but mostly with the addition of Gamay in the Coteaux du Lyonnais. While the property is around 13 hectares, they still have only five hectares in Côte-Rôtie and just half a hectare in Condrieu. The vines are planted on terraces along the Côte-Rôtie, in the classic local style with two wooden stakes tied above each vine to help protect against the region's occasionally howling winds.

They were the first domaine to fully embrace organic practices and have been certified since 2002. They are a shining example of what can be achieved by hard work in the vineyards and truly artisan winemaking; their wines express the very best of this unique terroir up in the northern sector of Côte-Rôtie.

Les Schistes is the very approachable young cuvée from a selection of all plots, whilst the remaining cuvées are all single lieu dits. Annual production of Côte-Rôtie here still hovers at about 1250 cases per year. These are beautifully made wines with a very pure expression of place from this great region.

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