Domaine Jean-Michel Gerin Côte-Rôtie "La Landonne" rouge 2017

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Domaine Gerin Cote Rotie La Landonne 2017

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Joe Czerwinski, déc. 2019) : 94-96/100. The 2017 Cote Rotie Champin le Seigneur (tasted from a couple of different barrels, one new) will have about 30% new oak in the final blend. Expect some charred notes and hints of vanilla, but the blackberry fruit seems more powerful this vintage, giving the wine a creamy, supple feel on the medium to full-bodied palate. Drink date 2023 - 2035.

Jean-Michel Gerin's sons, Michaël and Alexis, are running the domaine now, presiding over 12 hectares of vineyards in Côte Rôtie. There's a small production of Vins de France (from their own and purchased fruit) and Saint-Joseph (exclusively from purchased fruit). The wines here have been oaky for as long as I can remember, but in vintages when the fruit is naturally ripe and concentrated, they achieve a rich, velvety balance. That's especially evident with the leap in quality from 2016 to 2017 and 2018. According to Michaël, yields are pretty much always 30-32 hectoliters per hectare. "What's important is the concentration of flavor and the quality of the tannins," he said. He described 2017 as "very different from ’16, for keeping a long time." While '16 was "soft, delicate, almost like Burgundy," he said; in 2017, they "had to make a delicate wine from very strong grapes." He made fewer pump-overs to avoid extracting too much tannin, a step that seems to have yielded lovely results. Both the 2017s and 2018s are wines worthy of considerable attention.

Fiche Technique rédigée par le domaine :

Surface : 0.4 hectares sur lieu-dit " LA LANDONNE "

Nature du sol : Micaschiste et oxyde de fer

Encépagement : 100 % Syrah

Situation : Vigne en coteaux, pente supérieure à 50 %.

Exposition : Sud sud-est.

Age des vignes : 20 ans

Vinification : Egrappage à 100 %, suivi d'une macération pendant 4 semaines.

Elevage : 100 % barriques neuves pendant 20 mois.