Domaine Clusel-Roch Cote Rotie Cuvee Vialliere, Rhone, France 2021 New Zealand Chardonnay Intense and deep purple red

Intense and deep purple red color

and then on their own property since the late 1800s

The palate is multifaceted

who vinified the 2019 vintage

A wine with deep sensations: one can feel the vibrant fruit along with fibrous and sculpted tannins

Domaine Clusel-Roch Cote Rotie Cuvee Vialliere, Rhone, France 2021 New Zealand Chardonnay Intense and deep purple redBased in Verenay, the northernmost village in Cte Rtie, this tiny 3. 5 hectare domaine is run by Gilbert Clusel, his wife Brigit, and their son Guillaume. Gilberts grandfather planted the foundation of the winery in 1935, the vineyard now known as Les Grandes Places, using a low yielding clone of Syrah called Serine. All subsequent plantings have been selection massale from that vineyard, a rarity in the region as higher yielding material became more