- Colour Red
- Producer Domaine Clusel-Roch
- Region Côtes du Rhône
- Drinking 2026 - 2032
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available En Primeur
2022 - Côtes du Rhône Les Vergers Clusel Roch - 6x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Domaine Clusel-Roch
- Region Côtes du Rhône
- Drinking 2026 - 2032
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available En Primeur
Need help? Call +44 (0)20 7793 7900 or email wine@goedhuiswaddesdon.com.
-
Goedhuis, March 2024
Les Vergers hails from a tiny plot of 20-year-old vines just outside the Côte Rôtie appellation. It will drink earlier than the estate’s Côte Rôties while still retaining the imprint of fluidity and finesse. In 2022, this cuvée sees 30% whole bunch, and is filled with fresh red fruit peppered with spice, violets and lavender. On the palate, the mouthwatering fruit flavours and white pepper notes are framed by gentle sandy tannins. This is so easy and pure, with lovely volume, and finishing fresh. Drink 2026-2032.
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
Côtes du Rhône
The largest of the Rhône appellations, it is also has the most breadth and variety in its styles. Its hierarchy ranges from the fruity and ultra light Côtes du Rhône Primeur (made by carbonic maceration), to the standard Côtes du Rhône, to the more concentrated versions of Côtes du Rhône Villages and Côtes du Rhône Villages with 1 of 16 specified villages attached to the label. It is generally known for its fruit forwardness and easy drinkability. Most of the vineyards are found in the southern valley whose main variety is Grenache; however, there are smaller areas in the northern valley that uniquely grow Syrah, therefore producing a very different wine.