Chapoutier - Cote-Rotie La Mordoree Rouge | Monsieur Touton Selection

Chapoutier - Cote-Rotie La Mordoree Rouge

2016

Blend

100% Syrah

Country

France

Region

Rhone Valley

Appellation

Cote Rotie

UPC

0 15643 72101 4

Organic

Verified Stock

6 /750mL

14367-16/6PK

Product Ratings

Jeb Dunnuck 96+pt

Blackberries, crushed violets, ample minerality, and some scorched earth notes all emerge from the 2016 Cote Rotie La Mordoree. Made from 100% Syrah brought up in 30% new barrels, it's medium to full-bodied, tight and concentrated on the palate, with good acidity, plenty of extract, and a great finish. It has plenty of upfront charm, yet a tighter, firm core that's going to benefit from short-term cellaring.

by Jeb Dunnuck, 2018

Wine Advocate 95pt

A blend of old vines in the lieux-dits of Cote Brune and Cote Blonde, the 2016 Cote Rotie la Mordoree shows a bit of cedary oak up front (it spent 18 months in 30% new barriques). It's full-bodied and ripe on the palate, with herb-tinged red fruit notes that show mammoth complexity and a fine, silky, long finish.

by Wine Advocate, 2018

Tasting notes

Deep purple-colored, the 2017 Côte Rôtie La Mordorée (a mix from the La Côte Brune and the Côte Blonde lieux-dits) is another incredibly concentrated, yet elegant and ethereal wine from Chapoutier. Rock star levels of kirsch, black raspberries, spring flowers, smoked game, tapenade, and graphite give way to a full-bodied, rounded, straight-up sensationally textured Côte Rôtie.

Vinification

The grapes are entirely destemmed and vinified in concrete tank. Daily pumping over ensure a good extraction of the colour and tannins. The temperature of vinification does not exceed 32°C. Only the free-run juice is used. Aged in oak casks (225 liters), with a proportion of new ones between 14 and 18 months.

Estate

With roots dating back to 1808, M. CHAPOUTIER is one of the oldest companies in the Rhône Valley. Yet, its world renown and the quality of wine can truly be accredited to the arrival of Michel Chapoutier in 1990. His willingness to change the set way, thirst for knowledge and open-mindedness, together with his drive to seek, discover and reflect the full potential of our terroirs, letting the soils express their true character, has put our wines firmly on the wine world map. This philosophy is what gives our wines their signature style, forms the basis of the M. CHAPOUTIER ethos and drives our team to reveal the very best of what the soils have to offer.

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