94/100
RVF
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93/100
Jeb Dunnuck
"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 fruit (blackcurrant, blackberry, raspberry, etc.), tinged with green olive, fine tannins and great length. - Limited quantities available.
Features
Estate
Domaine Garon
Cuvée
Les Rochins
Vintage
2022
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
13.5%
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
2027
Drink before
2042
Food and wine pairing
Perfect with venison jig, grilled lamb, navarin...
Domaine Garon
Côte-Rôtie
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line 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
Rated area (2023 guide) Recommended
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated (guide 2025) 94/100 (Vintage 2021)
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 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.
James Suckling
Rated domain (guide 2023) Recommended
Jeb Dunnuck
Rated (guide 2024) 93/100 (Vintage 2021)
Customer reviews
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