- Colour Red
- Producer Domaine Clusel-Roch
- Region Côte Rôtie
- Drinking 2030 - 2050
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available En Primeur
2022 - Côte Rôtie Les Grandes Places Clusel Roch - 6x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Domaine Clusel-Roch
- Region Côte Rôtie
- Drinking 2030 - 2050
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available En Primeur
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Goedhuis, March 2024
From a 1 ha parcel of Syrah planted between the two World Wars, Les Grandes Places is a true Rhône fanatic’s wine and one to patiently cellar. Monolithic at this early stage, the 2022 is tightly coiled; dark fruits, liquorice, rose petal and minerals hover under the surface. The quality of tannin is sensational, providing satin structure to the intense, gleaming fruit. Devastatingly elegant and pure, with salty, iodine notes infusing the long, powerful finish. It always amazes us how this cuvée can be at once so monumental and yet so graceful. A contradiction in terms. Drink 2030-2050.
Producer
Domaine Clusel-Roch
Nestled below the steep slopes of the Côte Brune, this impeccably tended, bio-dynamically farmed domaine makes textbook Côte-Rôtie wines from very old parcels of Syrah. Understated yet complex, the wines are celebrated for their incredible purity and elegance, combining Syrah’s natural muscle with what we can only describe as a Burgundy-like finesse. Over the past few vintages Guillaume Clusel has made his mark on his paren...Read more
Nestled below the steep slopes of the Côte Brune, this impeccably tended, bio-dynamically farmed domaine makes textbook Côte-Rôtie wines from very old parcels of Syrah. Understated yet complex, the wines are celebrated for their incredible purity and elegance, combining Syrah’s natural muscle with what we can only describe as a Burgundy-like finesse. Over the past few vintages Guillaume Clusel has made his mark on his parents’ estate. The delicate handling in the vineyard and cellar results in wines with lower alcohol than many of their neighbours, and means they produce hugely pure, distinctive wines that avoid any over-extraction. Guillaume never employs a cold soak prior to fermentation and uses a high proportion of whole bunch fruit. As a result, the wines are often paler in colour than their neighbours. From 2016 onwards the estate no longer produces their young vine cuvée, ‘La Petite Feuille’, as the vines have reached sufficient maturity to be included in the main Côte Rôtie blend, ‘Les Schistes’ (formerly known as ‘Classique’). Rhône expert John Livingstone-Learmonth describes Les Grandes Places as ‘a formidable wine of challenging complexity and well worth the outlay.’ Jancis Robinson cites them as one of the most reliable producers in Côte Rôtie while Vinous’ Josh Raynolds thinks the wines are “among the most graceful of the appellation”.Read less
Region
Côte Rôtie
Only a red wine appellation, Côte Rôtie is the most northern of all Rhône appellations and is produced mostly from Syrah, although Viognier may contribute up to 20% of the blend. Its terroir is divided into two categories. Côte Brune's soil is comprised of iron-entrenched granite giving thesoil a rich red-brown colour. As a result, it creates wine of notable power and concentration that usually needs time in the cellar to soften and develop. Heading south down the slope towards Condrieu, one encounters Côte Blonde, an area comprised of decomposed schist and mica that is lighter in colour and tends to produce elegantly styled wine for earlier consumption (most of the area's Viognier is grown here). Many traditional producers of Côte Rôtie feel that their best wines are a blend of the two.
