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Domaine Garon - Côte Rôtie Les Rochins 2021

Rhône

Red

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96-98/100

Jeb Dunnuck

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96/100

Decanter

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95/100

Vinous

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89-91/100

Robert Parker

(2020 Vintage ratings)
syrah
balanced
finesse
great care
navarin of lamb

"What finesse!"

From a superb terroir of schist and clay laden with iron oxide that gives it a brown color, this Côte-Rôtie Les Rochins is a wine of rare balance. Expressive with notes of black and red fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry, raspberry, etc.), tinged with green olive, this vintage is more slender and spicy, with fine tannins and great length - Attention, limited quantities.

Features

Estate

Domaine Garon

Cuvée

Les Rochins

Vintage

2021

Designation

Côte-Rôtie

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

100% Syrah

Terroirs

Historical parcel of the estate, brown soil made of schist, clay and iron oxide, very well balanced, ideally located on the brown part of Côte-Rôtie, terraced vine growing, average altitude: 250 m, exposure: south, protected from the north wind.

Viticulture

Sustainable cultivation

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

In temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, long gentle extractions, 3-week post-fermentation maceration

Breeding

In 228-litre French oak barrels for 18 to 20 months, including 30% new barrels

Alcohol content

12,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Intense garnet-red colour

Nose

Expressive, with notes of black and red fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry, raspberry, etc.), tinged with green olive.

Mouth

Svelte and spicy, fine tannins, great length

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Open

In advance in recent vintages

Drink from

2025

Drink before

2041

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Perfect with venison jig, grilled lamb, navarin...

Domain Garon

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain rated 1*Star (A serious, commendable production, in keeping with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))

About the domain :

This estate has a few pretty vines in the Côte Blonde area, including one on Goutay, near their home, but their best wine comes from Les Rochains, on the schists near La Landonne. The production still lacks homogeneity, but the style is authentic, with the mark of the whole harvest. The 2017s showed a beautiful face this year.

Decanter

Decanter

Rated wine (guide 2023) 96/100 (Vintage 2020)

Domain rated (2023 guide) Recommended

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (guide 2022) 89-91/100 (Vintage 2020) (Wonderful wine)

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

Domaine rated (2024 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the domain :

The Garon sons bring out the best in the diversity of Côte-Rôtie terroirs. We are seduced by the style of the domaine's wines, which are distinguished by their finesse of texture. The fruit is precise, and the ageing progresses according to the terroirs and their ability to handle the wood. Among the different cuvées, La Sybarine evokes the expression of granitic soils; Les Triotes, located on the Côte Blonde, next to Lancement, comes from schist; Les Rochins is born on the brown schist of the Côte Brune.

Vinous A. Galloni

Vinous A. Galloni

Rated (guide 2022) 95/100 (Vintage 2020)

James Suckling

James Suckling

Rated Domaine (2023 guide) Recommended

Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Rated (guide 2022) 96-98/100 (Vintage 2020)

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