Laurus
Côte Rôtie 2014
AOP Côte Rôtie Red
Awards
- 93 pts Wine Spectator
- 15,5/20 Bettane & Desseauve
Tasting“Perfumy up front, with juniper and bergamot notes slowly giving way to a racy-edged core of red currant, damson plum and black cherry fruit. Displays lovely tension from start to finish.” Wine Spectator, August 31st, 2017
“Perfumy up front, with juniper and bergamot notes slowly giving way to a racy-edged core of red currant, damson plum and black cherry fruit. Displays lovely tension from start to finish.” Wine Spectator, August 31st, 2017
Food & wine pairingsPerdreaux with candied lemons
Biche sautéed with pepper and celery puree
Perdreaux with candied lemons
Biche sautéed with pepper and celery puree
Detailed information
Vintage
A healthy flowering and fruit set in the Spring was followed by particularly damp and rainy July. Followed a very sunny and windy month of August which accelerated the ripening process and resulted in healthy, fully mature grapes with lively acidity.
Harvest began on 18th september 2014.
Grape varieties
Syrah
Terroir
The selected plots come from the two sectors of the AOC:
– “Côte Brune”: at 180 m of altitude, terraces of ferrous mica schist producing textured wines, with good ageing potential. South/South-eastern exposure.
– “Côte Blonde”: soils made up of leuco gneiss and loess, conferring elegance and finesse.
– “Côte Brune”: at 180 m of altitude, terraces of ferrous mica schist producing textured wines, with good ageing potential. South/South-eastern exposure.
– “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 followed by 14-months of elevage.
Production: 1.714 bottles, 256 magnums, 15 jeroboams and 2 mathusalems
Bottled on: 24th June 2016
Bottled on: 24th June 2016
Service
Serve at 14-16 °C – Ideal when opened 3 hours prior to serving
Optimum maturity: 2016 – 2026
Degree of alcohol
12,5% vol.
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.
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