Laurus
Côte Rôtie 2019

AOP Côte Rôtie Red

Awards

92-94 pts Jeb Dunnuck

Tasting

” …the 2019 Côte Rôtie Laurus has lots of black raspberry, mulberries, graphite, crushed stone, and gamey notes to go with a full-bodied style on the palate. It has plenty of tannins but more than enough fruit. ” Jeb Dunnuck, November 2020

Food & wine pairings

Deer steak and cranberry sauce

Partridges with candied lemons

Detailed information

Vintage

In the Northern Rhone Valley, the vintage is of exceptionnally high quality, showing both richness and freshness. Following a rather warm start to the spring, temperatures dropped and remained below seasonal averages until the beginning of summer. The vines then faced high temperatures in July and August. Thankfully, rain arrived at the beginning of the harvest, ensuring both quantity and quality for all of our appellations.

Grape varieties

Syrah

Terroir

The selected plots come from the two sectors of the AOP:

– micaschist terraces from the Côte Brune (structure and complexity);
– gneiss and loess from the Côte Blonde (finesse and elegance).

Winemaking

Harvest started between the 17th and 30th of September 2019. Grapes are hand-picked, destemmed and placed in vats. Fermentation and a 20-day maceration. The wine is then racked-off into new 275-liter French oak Laurus barrels for 14 months of ageing.

3 666 bottles produced.

Bottled on June 10th 2021.

Vegan Wine.

Service

Serve at 14-16 °C – Ideal when opened 3 hours prior to serving

Optimum maturity: 2021 – 2036

Degree of alcohol

14% vol.

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Laurus

Laurus means ‘Laurel’ in Latin, a Roman symbol of excellence. Here excellence is all about “terroir”: the grapes are grown on parcels selected for their ability to express the very best of each Appellation.

The term “terroir” encompasses a soil, a climate and people. Here it is expressed through sustainable partnerships with wine-growers who share our vision. The perfect combination of grape variey & soil, the precise maturing process in unique 275l. French oak "Laurus" barrels refines the structure, producing complex wines, with plenty of character, beautiful elegance and a long ageing potential.