French Red Rhone Wine, Domaine Christophe Pichon 2011 Côte-Rôtie Rozier
  • French Red Rhone Wine, Domaine Christophe Pichon 2011 Côte-Rôtie Rozier
  • French Red Rhone Wine, Domaine Christophe Pichon 2011 Côte-Rôtie Rozier

Domaine Christophe Pichon
2011 Côte-Rôtie Rozier

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Made exclusively from the Rozier parcel, with vines 10-55 years-old, this Côte-Rôtie blends sturdy Syrah grapes with a small amount of delicate Viognier. Raised 13 months in mostly new oak.

  • The youthful nose is full of oaky spice, nutmeg and other sweet baking spices, black olive tapenade, anchovies, violets, and mushrooms. The palate offers full-bodied flavors including coffee, cocoa, brambles, black currants, boysenberries, and tapenade, with leafy herbal and garrigue-like suggestions, as well as pungent spice. Intense, full-flavored and robust with massive structure, powerful fruit, and a lengthy finish. Likely to be drinking well well into the 2030s.

    Food pairing: Hearty dishes in sauce

  • Tasty and approachable now, but likely to develop through around 2017. Delicious tangy raspberry flavors. The nose is not especially earthy, but you can taste a hint of clay soil on the mid-palate.

    Food pairing: Charcuterie

The Creator of This Wine

Domaine Christophe Pichon

Domaine Christophe Pichon

For Christophe Pichon, winemaking is a family affair. After working with his father for years, he took over the family domaine in 1991, and started created his own high-quality Rhône wines with his wife Isabelle. Now with the eldest two of their six children working in the fields alongside them, they truly run a ‘family’ domaine -- in every sense of the word.

Details
Producer:Domaine Christophe Pichon
Region:Rhone
Year:2011
Maturity:2015-2020
Alcohol:12.5%
Bottle size:750ml
Color:Red
Varietal:Syrah
Flavors:Blackberry, Spice, Violet
Body:Medium
Soul:Robust