CÔTE RÔTIE
2019 Colline de Couzou Domaine Patrick & Christophe Bonnefond
| Grapes | Syrah |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Rhône |
| District | Northern Rhône |
| Village | Côte Rôtie |
| ABV | 14% |
| Vineyard | Colline de Couzou |
Aged for 18 months in 400-litre barrels (10–15% new). Barrel sample. Tasted blind. Smoky nose – lapsang souchong with a cedar spice. Moderate acidity with good vibrancy, with cool blue fruits and very fine detailed tannins. A round and opulent feel to the finish. Drinking range: 2024 - 2032 Rating: 17+ Alistair Cooper MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Dec 2020)
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Pungent cherry, blueberry and candied violet aromas are complemented by suggestions of exotic spices, olive and smoky minerals. Succulent and penetrating on the palate, offering concentrated, appealingly sweet black/blue fruit flavors, a frisson of vanilla and a violet pastille quality that builds on the back half. Hefty and broad yet lively as well, finishing with well-judged tannins and strong, floral-driven persistence. Rating: 91-93 Josh Raynolds, www.vinousmedia.com (May 2020)
Domaine Patrick & Christophe Bonnefond
Christophe and Patrick took over this family domaine in 1990. It extends to ten hectares, with small amounts of IGP 'Collines Rhodaniennes' Viognier (0.5 hectare) and Syrah (1 hectare) as well as the Condrieu and the three cuvées of Côte-Rôtie.
The Condrieu (1 hectare) comes from the granite soils of the Côte Chatillon. It is fermented in 440l barrels (with 30% new wood) at 18C and aged on the lees for ten months.
The 'Colline de Couzou' Côte-Rôtie comes from several plots in the north and south of the appellation, on schist and granite, about six hectares in total. All the reds are fermented in stainless steel with around 20% whole bunches. The Couzou is then aged in 400l barrels for eighteen months, with 20% new wood. Production hovers just above 2000 cases a year.
The Côte Rozier (0.5 hectare) is in the north of the appellation, on schist and mica-schist. The vinification is the same, but the percentage of new wood for this and the Rochains goes up to 30% and the élevage in barrel is extended to 20 months. Only about 160 cases a year. The Rochains (1 hectare), a slightly bigger cuvée at 300 cases a year, is also in the north of the appellation, the other side of La Landonne, on a soil of schist with lots of iron oxide. These are the oldest vines of the domaine.
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