Domaine de Bonserine - Côte-Rôtie La Garde 2015 (Magnum)
Rhône
Red
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2*Étoiles
Hachette
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17,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
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94/100
Robert Parker
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94/100
A. Larsson
"Aged thirty-six months in barrel, this 2015 reveals a powerful nose of blackberry, blackcurrant, leather, violet and spice, combined with subtle resinous notes. The palate charmed our jury: impressively full-bodied, dense and lively, with very ripe tannins and a long vanilla finish. A Côte Rôtie for laying down". (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2019) Delivery in wooden case for orders of 1 bottle of this wine (excluding Point Relais delivery method).
Features
Estate
Domaine de Bonserine
Cuvée
La Garde (Magnum)
Vintage
2015
Designation
Côte-Rôtie
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
100% Serine (variété ancienne de la Syrah)
Terroirs
1 ha of vines in prestigious locations: Côte-blonde, Côte-Brûne. Average age of vines: 50 years
Viticulture
Sustainable cultivation
Harvest
By hand, in 25 kg crates to preserve the condition of the grapes. 3 successive sortings involving 40 people over 15 days
Winemaking
In temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. 50% whole bunches. Start of alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts to respect the terroir. During the 4 weeks of maceration, pumping over is favored over punching down to extract the noblest tannins.
Breeding
36 months in new French oak. Malolactic fermentation takes place in wood.
Alcohol content
13,5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep garnet with dark highlights
Nose
Charming and complex, with morello cherry and candied blackberry interwoven with toasty notes. A refined expression where alcoholic fruit is surrounded by floral notes.
Mouth
Involves velvety structure, candied aromatics and enveloping sweetness. Great length on the palate, ending on a fresh note.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Apogée
2027-2030
Drink before
2030
Production
2,900 bottles
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with small game, quail or stuffed pigeon...
Bonserine Estate
Côte-Rôtie
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated wine (2018 guide) 17.5/20 (Reference wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
This small estate produces just four cuvées, three in Côte Rôtie and one in Condrieu, from its 12 hectares of property, including 11 in Côte Rôtie, spread over a large number of parcels. Owned by the Guigal family since 2006, the estate is managed by an independent team.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (2019 guide) 2**Stars (Outstanding wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
Aged thirty-six months in barrel, this 2015 reveals a powerful nose of blackberry, blackcurrant, leather, violet and spices, combined with subtle resinous notes. The palate charmed our jury: impressively full-bodied, dense and lively, with very ripe tannins and a long vanilla finish. A Côte Rôtie for laying down.
About the domain :
When Marcel Guigal acquired this estate in 2006, founded in 1961 and enlarged and modernized in the 1990s, he added a jewel to his already richly decorated crown: a 12-hectare vineyard planted mainly with "serine", an ancient variety of syrah, which produces Côte-Rôtie and Condrieu wines.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (2017 guide) 94/100 (Outstanding wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
The ripe 2015 Côte-Rôtie La Garde came close to being overdone, but its toasty plum and cassis notes arrive just in time. It's full-bodied and rich, with a creamy-textured mid-palate and firm tannins on the finish, where the fruit comes through Give it a few years for the tannins to refine and drink it over the next 15 years.
About the domain :
Domaine de Bonserine is owned by Guigal, but operates independently. With ten hectares of vines in Côte Rôtie, it is one of the largest landowners in the appellation, from which it makes three wines. La Sarrasine and La Garde come from different lieux-dits, while La Viallière comes from this single parcel of vines.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list, and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
Acquired by the Guigal family in 2006, Domaine de Bonserine has retained total autonomy. Ludovic Richard, who runs it, can draw on a fine heritage of vineyards in Côte-Rotie and Condrieu. The entire vineyard is worked and ploughed, and indigenous yeasts are de rigueur. Aging is still quite present in the Côte-Rotie series, but will mellow with age.
Andreas Larsson
Wine rated (2018 guide) 94/100
About the wine:
Intense dark purple color. Intense nose of new oak, smoke, roasted coffee, tapenade and ripe black berries. Dense but fresh on the palate, with grainy tannins, digested red and black fruits, spicy and peppery notes, well-preserved freshness and a very long, fleshy finish.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
5/5
out of 1 review
Note and review by M. NICHOLAS H. Published on 01/02/2020
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