CÔTE RÔTIE
2022 Les Rochains Domaine Patrick & Christophe Bonnefond
| Grapes | Viognier, Syrah |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Rhône |
| District | Northern Rhône |
| Village | Côte Rôtie |
| ABV | 14% |
| Vineyard | Les Rochains |
2022 Les Rochains: Softer notes on this one, less obvious but still with attractive perfume of violets and blackcurrant, really good weight of dark fruits, textured - again the big slightly unripe tannins but should integrate nicely given time. L&S (Oct 2023)
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Agreeably ripe, fruity, spicy aromatic display. Full-bodied style, but does have a degree of energy. Ripe, juicy, with warming alcohol, soft and velvety. Has an inner freshness. Aged for 20 months in 400-litre barrels, 25% new. Drinking range: 2024 - 2030 Rating: 92 Matt Walls, Decanter.com (Nov 2023)
Tasted blind. The nose has a density to it, dark cherry cola, cedar and plummy notes. The chewy tannins are present and give a firm backbone, moderate acidity and fleshy fruit balance nicely. A concentrated wine with attractive fruit and a long, layered finish. Very introverted but shows real promise Drinking range: 2027 - 2036 Rating: 16.5 Alistair Cooper MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Nov 2023)
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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