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Côte-Rôtie Améthyste Vignobles Levet 2016

  • Spices
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Red
  • 13% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Silky

Une côte-rôtie équilibrée et harmonieuse, soyeuse et tannique au potentiel de vieillissement très intéressant. More info

Améthyste is a Petite Serine single-variety wine that is in fact an old, productive variety of Syrah with smaller grapes and more space in the bunch. It has been cultivated in the historic heart of the Côte-Rôtie appellation in soils mostly consisting of two-mica micaschists. The wine is vinified traditionally and matured for two years in oak demi-muid barrels before bottling. Améthyste delivers a very seductive balance and harmony, supported by spicy aromas and a great tannic structure that encourages good ageing.

Côte-Rôtie Améthyste Vignobles Levet serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Magrets de canard aux cerises, Côte de boeuf à l'échalote, Confit de Canard.

Peak: Drink until 2031

  • Vintage score: 18/20
  • Lot presentation
    Côte-Rôtie Améthyste Vignobles Levet

    The wine

    Améthyste is a Petite Serine single-variety wine that is in fact an old, productive variety of Syrah with smaller grapes and more space in the bunch. It has been cultivated in the historic heart of the Côte-Rôtie appellation in soils mostly consisting of two-mica micaschists. The wine is vinified traditionally and matured for two years in oak demi-muid barrels before bottling. Améthyste delivers a very seductive balance and harmony, supported by spicy aromas and a great tannic structure that encourages good ageing.

    Information about domain Vignobles Levet

    This family-run property was established in 1929 and has passed through four generations. Marius Chambeyron, who was a market gardener and from the second of these generations, planted vineyards on a number of lieux-dits including La Landonne. Today, Agnès Levet has fine-tuned the winemaking and continues to tend these superb plots in the heart of Côte Blonde and Côte Brune. 55% of the parcels were planted before 1953. One of the varieties cultivated here is Petite Serine, an ancient type of Syrah which produces lower yields and smaller, better-spaced clusters. The domain has practised massal selection (taking cuttings from old vines to propagate new vineyards) since the 1990s. The Levet's wine shop is in the centre of Ampuis, opposite the church.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 good appearance
    • Origin: Producer
    • Recoverable VAT: Yes
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Rhône
    • Appellation/Wine: Côte-Rôtie
    • Producer/Owner: Vignobles Levet
    • Vintage: 2016
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: Drink until 2031
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Environment friendly 
    • Size (in ha): 4
    • Intensity: Silky
    • Dominant aroma: Spices
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Syrah
    Côte-Rôtie Améthyste Vignobles Levet
    Côte-Rôtie Améthyste Vignobles Levet

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