La Vialliere Cote-Rotie

La Vialliere Côte-Rôtie

  • Cote Rotie AOC, 
  • Rhone, 
  • france

Latest Awards

  • 95 points Wine Enthusiast , November 2021
  • 94 points Year's Best Northern Rhone Wine & Spirits , February 2021
Background

Located in the heart of the Côte-Rôtie vineyards near the village of Ampuis, Domaine Jean-Michel Gerin was created in 1983 with vines inherited from his father and grandfather and they began to bottle and sell under the Jean-Michel Gerin brand. In 1988 Gerin made his first purchase of vines in Les Grandes Places and added to his holdings in 1989, with the purchase of land on La Landonne. Today, the estate covers nearly 30 acres in the Côte-Rôtie appellation where Jean has now been joined by his two sons, Michael and Alexis.

TERROIR & VINTAGE NOTES

Vines are 18+ years old and are a mix of Massale selection (15%) and clones (85%). Grown in micaschiste soil on hillside vineyards with exposure from South/Southeast.

Winemaking & Aging

LaVialliere is located directly under Les Grandes Places and sits 200-230m a.s.l. 1.8 ha is owned by JM Gerin. Vines are 18+ years old and are a mix of Massale selection (15%) and clones (85%). Grown in micaschiste soil on hillside vineyards with exposure from South/Southeast. 100% destemmed and macerated for 30 days.

Tasting Notes

Beautiful notes of red fruits and spices framed by gunflint and black olives. Saturated ruby color. A complex, intensely perfumed bouquet evokes energetic dark berry, floral pastille, olive and smoky mineral qualities, while a peppery nuance slowly emerges. Sappy, penetrating and pure, showing impressive lift and appealing sweetness to the spice-tinged blueberry and cherry cola flavors. Aeration brings out candied licorice and bacon nuances that carry through a very long, youthfully tannic finish. Pairs well with game, strong cheeses, sausages and beef.

95
Points

Very impressive with a slightly dialed-back oak influence (back to 60% from 100% new demi-muid), this has a beautifully rich nose with dark-cherry and chocolate aromas in a fresh, attractive mode. The palate has a reasonably dense feel to the tannins. A very sleek and fine, juicy and long feel here. So fleshy with so much blackberry and black cherry fruit. Best from 2025. J.S.

James Suckling - October 2019

95
Points

Smoky tobacco and charred vanilla notes accent pure, lip smacking notes of cassis and blueberry pastilles here. A full bodied, supple expression of Côte-Rôtie vinified fully destemmed and matured in 100% new French oak, it’s an extravagant, toffee-kissed sip accentuated by fine, pillowy tannins. Approachable young but likely to improve through 2030 and hold futher still. —A.I.

Wine Enthusiast - November 2021

95
Points

Glass-staining ruby. Deeply perfumed dark berry, floral, smoky mineral and olive scents show excellent clarity and a hint of candied licorice. Sweet, palate-staining blackberry, cherry preserve and floral pastille flavors put on weight with air and take on a spicy quality on the back half. Rich but lively as well, delivering firm tension on an impressively persistent, mineral-tinged finish that features fine tannins and a sexy floral note.

Vinous - April 2020

94
Points
Year's Best Northern Rhone

This comes from a parcel just below Les Grandes Places, the source of the Gerins’ top wine. Destemmed, macerated for a month, and aged in new 500-liter oak barrels for nearly two years, the wine is dark, rich and suave, with plenty of chocolatey fruit to fill out the smoky oak. Rather than feeling modern in its massive build, it feels Old World, evoking mahogany-paneled libraries and pipe tobacco in its scents, all with the feel of crushed velvet. Give it time in the bottle and the brambly fruit and cool mineral tones should come forward.

Wine & Spirits - February 2021

Appellation

Cote Rotie AOC

grape varieties

100% Syrah

Sizes

750ml

technical details
  • ABV: 14.5%
  • Closure: Cork
winemaker

Jean-Michel Gerin

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