Description
Côte-Rôtie ‘La Mordorée’ Chapoutier, Northern Rhone, France, 2016
Grapes: 100% organic Syrah produced using biodynamic principles. 3 ha vineyard. Hand-picked. Crop is entirely destemmed. Only free-run juice is vinified in concrete tank. Aged in 225l oak barrels for 14-18 months.
Producer Tasting Note:
Violet aromas, raspberry, predominant spices, a touch of black olive and “tapenade”, rosemary. On the palate, it is ample, elegant, very well-structured and balanced. It is a wine full of elegance, of rare concentration, with a distinguished palate. La Mordorée combines the floral aromas of the Côte Blonde with the darkness of the Côte Brune. The result is a remarkably powerful wine with good tension and density. A very elegant Côte Rôtie.
Critics' Tasting Notes:
"A blend of old vines in the lieux-dits of Côte Brune and Côte Blonde, the 2016 Cote Rotie la Mordorée shows a bit of cedary oak up front (it spent 18 months in 30% new barriques). It's full-bodied and ripe on the palate, with herb-tinged red fruit notes that show mammoth complexity and a fine, silky, long finish" Drink 2020-2035
95/100 points, Joe Czerwinski, WINE ADVOCATE, October 2018
"Gorgeous smoke and toast on the nose, with a charred black fruit character. The oak is very prominent, giving strong clove scent which the dense black cherry fruit just can't match at this stage. Formidable stuff!" Drink 2020-2034
17/20 points, Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com, November 2017
This is a very steep, terraced vineyard located on the border of the “Côte Blonde”. The soil is composed of chlorite and ferruginous mica-schists in loess depressions and earth veins. This is made from 100% Syrah (no blend with viognier). The 70 years old vines produce tiny yields. This is an ample, elegant, very well-structured wine. The aromas develop into earthy and smoky notes typical of a great Côte-Rôtie.
Drink with small game such as pheasant or duck, tender red meat dishes in a red wine sauce, or soft cheeses.
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Additional Details
- SKU:
- RH52AR16
- Size:
- 75Cl
- Closure:
- Cork
- Drink:
- Drinking well now
- Vintage:
- 2016
- Bottled:
- Winery
- ABV:
- 13.5%
- Appellation:
- Cote Rotie
- Primary Grape/Blend:
- Shiraz (Syrah)
- Influence of Oak:
- High
- Farming:
- Biodynamic
- Country:
- France
- Case Deals:
- Available