Domaine de Bonserine - Côte-Rôtie La Viallière 2021
Rhône
Red
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2*Étoiles
Hachette
"A parcel-based cuvée in perfect harmony".
"A plot-based cuvée combining a drop of Viognier (5%) with Syrah, this Viallière spent 24 months in new oak. Complex, the nose combines vine peach and kirsch with scents of undergrowth, fern and violets. Tasty, spice-laden fruit asserts itself on a full-bodied, fleshy palate, perfectly supported by ageing and fine, melted tannins. Elegant bitters punctuate the finish, adding a touch of freshness to this powerful red wine with promising balance". (Le Guide Hachette 2024). Perfect harmony!
Features
Estate
Domaine de Bonserine
Cuvée
La Viallière
Vintage
2021
Designation
Côte-Rôtie
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
95% Syrah 5% Viognier
Terroirs
Heavily decomposed micaschist soil, vines with an average age of 20 years on a site called "la Viallière".
Viticulture
Sustainable cultivation
Harvest
Manual, in 25 Kg crates to preserve the condition of the grapes, 3 successive sortings carried out
Winemaking
In temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, alcoholic fermentation starts 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
24 months in half muid and 100% new French oak.
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep color with violet highlights
Nose
Warm, expressing an elegance where the kirsch and candied refinement of the fruit blends with bouquet and spicy notes.
Mouth
Rich and balanced, it offers aromatic harmony, a silky texture and a firm, fine structure with fine, mellow tannins.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Open
Aerate in advance for recent vintages, depending on the nose and how it feels when opened.
Drink from
2025
Drink before
2032
Food and wine pairing
Ideal with flank steak with shallots, game, roast duck with foie gras, prime rib with porcini mushrooms...
Bonserine Estate
Côte-Rôtie
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
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 (guide 2024) 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:
A plot-based cuvée combining a drop of Viognier (5%) with Syrah, this Viallière spent 24 months in new oak. Its complex nose combines peach and kirsch with scents of undergrowth, fern and violets. Tasty, spice-laden fruit asserts itself on a full-bodied, fleshy palate, perfectly supported by ageing and fine, melted tannins. Elegant bitters punctuate the finish, adding a touch of freshness to this powerful red with promising balance.
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
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
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.
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