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Domaine de Bonserine - Côte-Rôtie La Viallière 2020

Rhône

Red

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90/100

Bettane & Desseauve

syrah
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"A parcel-based cuvée in perfect harmony".

A parcel-based cuvée with a unique terroir ... The very crumbly, superficial micachist soil gives the wine its structure. Its tawny-mahogany color sets the tone. The warm nose expresses an elegance in which the kirsch and candied refinement of the fruit blends with bouquet, spice and empyreumatic notes. The rich, balanced palate offers aromatic harmony, silky texture and a firm, fine structure. Exceptional elegance, supported by classy tannins. Perfect harmony!

Features

Estate

Domaine de Bonserine

Cuvée

La Viallière

Vintage

2020

Designation

Côte-Rôtie

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

95% Syrah 5% Viognier

Terroirs

Vines with an average age of 20 years at "la Viallière".

Viticulture

Sustainable cultivation

Harvest

Hand-picked, in 25 Kg crates to preserve the condition of the grapes. 3 successive sortings carried out, mobilizing 40 people over 1 month.

Winemaking

In temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, alcoholic fermentation begins using indigenous yeasts to respect the terroir, followed by 3 weeks of maceration with pumping to extract the noblest tannins, and malolactic fermentation in wood.

Breeding

For 24 months in 1 /2 muid and piece of French oak, 100% new

Alcohol content

14.5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Deep color with tawny and mahogany highlights

Nose

Warm, expressing an elegance in which the kirsch and candied refinement of the fruit blends with bouquet, spicy and empyreumatic notes.

Mouth

Rich and balanced, it offers aromatic harmony, a silky texture and a firm, fine structure.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Open

Aerate in advance for recent vintages, depending on the nose and how it feels when opened.

Drink from

2026

Apogée

2029-2031

Drink before

2032

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Ideal with small game birds, grilled red meats and an attractive platter of spicy cheeses...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2023 guide) 90/100

Domain 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

Guide Hachette des vins

Domain rated (guide 2024) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

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

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domain rated (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the domain :

Domain 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

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domain rated (guide 2024) Selected (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the domains 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.

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