CÔTE RÔTIE
2018 Les Schistes Domaine Clusel-Roch
| Grapes | Viognier, Syrah |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Rhône |
| Other | Certified Organic |
| District | Northern Rhône |
| Village | Côte Rôtie |
| ABV | 13.5% |
The signature of the vintage is clear in the inviting generous nose on this sumptuous Côte Rôtie. There is an attractive polish and richness to the fruit that drives right through the nicely weighted middle. Super spice and savour whiffs of dried herb, and some aniseed too. Deep rich and sleek. This is joyful and immediately very hard to resist. You can drink this cuvée in the first couple of years on the primary fruit, but if you miss that window it's usually best to think of leaving it ten years or so, when it comes back in full glory. Drinking range: 2026 - 2033 L&S (Feb 2020)
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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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