Domaine de Bonserine - Côte Rôtie La Sarrasine 2022
Rhône
Red
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3*Étoile
Hachette
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16,5/20
Jancis Robinson
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91-93/100
Jeb Dunnuck
"This dazzling Côte Rôtie, with its silky texture and elegant fruitiness, is sure to delight your guests!
"The stars have aligned in the sky for this Sarrasine, which makes up the majority of the estate's production: 10 hectares in which each parcel has been picked, vinified and aged separately (24 months in demi-muids) before final blending. The result is a precise nose of macerated red fruit, dried rose, blond tobacco and sweet spices (cardamom, nutmeg). A flattering, complex expression that is confirmed on the caressing, pure, long palate, built on tannins that are as tight as they are elegant, and whose long, stone-scented finish augurs a radiant future". (Le Guide Hachette 2025)
Features
Estate
Domaine de Bonserine
Cuvée
La Sarrasine
Vintage
2022
Designation
Côte-Rôtie
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
97% Syrah, 3% Viognier
Terroirs
A blend of 6 micaschist and gneiss terroirs, vines averaging 30 years of age.
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual in 25 kg crates
Winemaking
Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks using indigenous yeasts, followed by a three-week maceration with pumping to extract the noblest tannins, and malolactic fermentation in wood.
Breeding
24 months in half muid French oak: 60% new, 20% one-wine, 20% two-wine
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep color with mahogany and mauve highlights
Nose
Full-bodied, with a smoky character and clean, intense fruit (plums in alcohol, cocoa).
Mouth
Rich, energetic, with a voluptuous elegance, the structure has a patina of woodiness, and the finish is both persistent and velvety.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Drink before
2032
Food and wine pairing
Ideal with small game birds, fine grilled red meats, a nice platter of spicy cheeses...
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, 11 of which are 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 2025) 3*Star (Exceptional wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
The stars have aligned in the sky for this Sarrasine, which makes up the majority of the estate's production: 10 hectares in which each parcel has been picked, vinified and aged separately (24 months in demi-muids) before final blending. The result is a precise nose of macerated red fruit, dried rose, blond tobacco and sweet spices (cardamom, nutmeg). This flattering, complex expression is confirmed on the caressing, pure, long palate, built on tannins that are as tight as they are elegant, and whose long, stone-scented finish augurs a radiant future.
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 the estate, 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.
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (guide 2024) 16.5/20
About the wine:
Dark, savory nose. Juicy and supple on the palate, with a firm but ripe tannic structure. The finish is dynamic and persistent, with the freshness characteristic of the vintage.
Jeb Dunnuck
Rated wine (guide 2024) 91-93/100
About the wine:
Equally structured and impressive, Côte Rôtie La Sarrasine 2022 (97% Syrah and 3% Viognier) has darker black raspberry and blackberry fruit, as well as medium to full body, a firm, concentrated and tannic palate, great mid-palate depth, exceptional length and the pure, concentrated, yet still elegant profile of the vintage. The tannins here are slightly thicker than those of La Garde and La Viallière, but this wine will blossom magnificently with a few years' bottle age.
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