Clusel Roch, Cote Rotie Vialliere

Clusel Roch, Cote Rotie VialliereA bright, juicy, engaging style, with lots of red currant, damson plum and cherry fruit lined with plum pit, blood orange and roasted sandalwood notes. The mineral driven finish shows lovely persistence, while an intense briary edge blossoms with aeration. Best from 2015 through 2025. 230 cases made. JM

well-balanced and beautifully persistent finish

this is textbook Clos du Roi

Will last decades due to its perfect balance

harvested from the 10th to the 25th of September

nicely concentrated and has plenty of tannin that comes through on the finish

delicious and admirably detailed middle weight flavors that possess a refined mouth feel

expressive

cedar and dark fruit on the nose are echoed on the palate of this full-bodied

The 2018 Finca Piedra Infinita Gravascal has notes reminiscent of some wines from the Northern Rhône

from two vineyards with stone terraces at Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos

cool and wonderfully pure mineral-driven middle weight flavors

There is a little meatiness towards the (again) Pomerol-inspired finish