Clusel-Roch Cote Rotie Champon 2020 750ml

95-97 Deep, shimmering ruby. Intensely perfumed, mineral-accented red and blue fruit liqueur and floral pastille scents take on incense and exotic spice nuances with air. Done in a concentrated yet energetic style, offering expansive, appealingly sweet cherry, black raspberry, licorice and candied violet flavors that are braced by an undercurrent of juicy acidity. Shows superb clarity and mineral cut on the wonderfully long, sharply focused finish, which is framed by polished, steadily building tannins.

• Country: France
• Region: Rhone Valley
• Appellation: Cote Rotie
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red

Varietal

Syrah

Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet’s most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn’t easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.