Laurus
Côte Rôtie 2016

AOP Côte Rôtie Red

Awards

92 pts Wine Advocate
92 pts Jeb Dunnuck

Tasting

“it’s a sexy, oaky wine, loaded with cedar, vanilla and espresso notes. Medium to full-bodied, it’s velvety on the palate, picking up some meaty notes on the finish.” Joe Czerwinski, October 31st 2018.

Food & wine pairings

Roasted quail with chestnuts – Deer with cranberries

Detailed information

Vintage

After a particularly mild winter, vines reached early maturity. The hot summer in the Northern Rhone Valley kept the vines very healthy, and the mid-harvest rains favoured a ripening without stress. The result is an aromatic profile, fresh and perhaps even more structured than 2015, making it an exceptional, incredibly deep vintage.

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 on September 22nd 2016. Grapes were hand-picked and placed in vats. Fermentation and maceration lasted 20 days. Malolactic fermentation in 275-litre oak Laurus barrels followed by 15-months of elevage.

Production: 3 633 bottles, 105 magnums, 19 jeroboams and 10 mathusalems
Bottled on: May 17th 2018

Service

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

Optimum maturity: 2018 – 2027

Degree of alcohol

13,5% 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.