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Côte-Rôtie La Viallière Jean-Michel Gerin 2015

  • Spices
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Red
  • Organic
  • 13% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Full-bodied

Une cuvée qui exprime toute la finesse aromatique de la syrah, plantée sur un coteau à 40-60% de pente, et sublimée par un élevage en demi-muids neufs en majorité. More info

La Viallière was produced for the first time in 2009, following extensive work on the parcel in which it is grown: clearing, path and wall building work, and finally planting in 2003 and 2004. The wine comes from vines growing on the slopes, in an area of barely 2 hectares, with a south-south-easterly exposure. Elevage in the cellar takes place in new 500-litre demi-muid barrels for 18 months. The same barrique barrels are also used for the malolactic fermentation. The Syrah grape expresses its full refinement here, producing subtle aromas of spices and red berries.

Côte-Rôtie La Viallière Jean-Michel Gerin serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Canard aux pêches de vigne, Lièvre à la royale, Gigot d'agneau à la provençale.

Peak: Drink until 2030

  • Vintage score: 18/20
  • Lot presentation
    Côte-Rôtie La Viallière Jean-Michel Gerin

    The wine

    La Viallière was produced for the first time in 2009, following extensive work on the parcel in which it is grown: clearing, path and wall building work, and finally planting in 2003 and 2004. The wine comes from vines growing on the slopes, in an area of barely 2 hectares, with a south-south-easterly exposure. Elevage in the cellar takes place in new 500-litre demi-muid barrels for 18 months. The same barrique barrels are also used for the malolactic fermentation. The Syrah grape expresses its full refinement here, producing subtle aromas of spices and red berries.

    Information about domain Domaine Gerin

    The Gerin family has lived in Ampuis in the heart of the Côte-Rôtie for six generations. Jean-Michel Gerin established his own vineyards in 1983 with plots in the Côte-Rôtie and Condrieu appellations and two very fine parcels in La Landonne and Les Grandes Places. His vines are tended the traditional way, by hand and without the use of chemical fertilisers or herbicides with organic conversion starting in 2020. Extraction is a priority throughout the vinification process and the wines are aged in low-capacity oak barrels. Jean-Michel's wines are concentrated and impressively velvety. His 17-hectare property takes in the Condrieu and Saint-Joseph appellations and the Collines Rhodaniennes IGP. Along with his wife, Monique, he represents the new wave of Côte-Rôtie producers even though his considerable experience gives his wines plenty of depth and finesse. In 2002 he also embarked on an additional venture, much further south in the sunny Priorat wine region, alongside friends Laurent Combier and Peter Fischer.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 good appearance
    • Origin: Trade
    • Recoverable VAT: Yes
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Rhône
    • Appellation/Wine: Côte-Rôtie
    • Producer/Owner: Jean-Michel Gerin
    • Vintage: 2015
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: Drink until 2030
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Organic 
    • Size (in ha): 6
    • Volume: 40000 bottles
    • Intensity: Full-bodied
    • Dominant aroma: Spices
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Syrah
    Côte-Rôtie La Viallière Jean-Michel Gerin
    Côte-Rôtie La Viallière Jean-Michel Gerin

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