2020 CÔTE RÔTIE Colline de Couzou Domaine Patrick & Christophe Bonnefond, Lea & Sandeman

CÔTE RÔTIE

2020 Colline de Couzou Domaine Patrick & Christophe Bonnefond

Grapes Syrah
Colour Red
Origin France, Rhône
District Northern Rhône
Village Côte Rôtie
ABV 13.5%
Vineyard Colline de Couzou

Much more floral than Rozier, perfumed violets with dark cherry and fresh notes,nice supple tannin too L&S (May 2022)


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First made in 2009, replacing the classic Côte Rôtie, the 2020 Côte Rôtie Colline De Couzou is a beautiful, quintessential Côte Rôtie with its soft, forward, incredibly seductive profile that begs to be drunk. Lots of red and black fruits, classic violets/spring flowers and hints of smoked game and cracked pepper all define the bouquet, and it's medium to full-bodied, with supple tannins and a great finish. It's a big wine, especially for an entry level cuvée, yet the balance is brilliant, and this stays light and elegant. It's well worth seeking out and will evolve for over a decade. Rating: 93 Jeb Dunnuck, www.jebdunnuck.com (Mar 2024)

dark, joli red; the nose involves the South, has airs of olives, a steely, licorice tone, good depth, smoky, oak notes, potential. The palate holds well, bears firm gras from older vines, leaves a good, sleek trail with an assured couch along its path. It congregates well on the close, the length tasty. From 2025-26 25 years June 2021John Livingstone-Learmonth (May 2022)

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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