Laurus
Côte Rôtie 2011

AOP Côte Rôtie Red

Awards

92 pts Wine Spectator
88 pts Wine Advocate

Tasting

Lovely blood-red colour. The nose is exuberant with aromas of liquorice and candied black olives. The palate is powerful and generous with subtle flavours. The finish is long and persistent with aromas of violet.(Aug. 2014).

Food & wine pairings

Beef fillet with spices
Filet mignon of farm pork in salt crust

Detailed information

Vintage

Very cold winter. Late, cool spring. The budding and flowering processes followed on from each other between end of April and early June. Good ripening with a moderately hot summer and sufficient subsoil water. The harvest began on the 15th September.

Grape varieties

Syrah

Terroir

– Plots on Côte Brune: at 180 m of altitude, terraces of ferrous mica schist producing textured wines, with good ageing potential. South/south-eastern exposure.
– Plots on Côte Blonde: soils made up of leuco gneiss and loess, conferring elegance and finesse.

Winemaking

Grapes were hand-picked and placed in vats. Fermentation and maceration lasted 20 days. Malolactic fermentation in 275-litre oak Laurus barrels (new) followed by 15-months of elevage.

Production: 3,757 bottles
Bottled on: 19/06/2013

Service

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

Optimum maturity: 2014-2024

Degree of alcohol

12,5% 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.