Clusel-Roch, Cote Rotie La Vialliere, 2015 (1.5L) SO042324_Bordeaux_Spring XO (Extra Old) designation indicates

XO (Extra Old) designation indicates minimum 10 years aging

The nose is imbued with a hint of petrol that soon verges into lemon-pervaded beeswax and dried lemon peel

with a focus on natural winemaking and the expression of terroir

this Brunello is in a gorgeous place

Clusel-Roch, Cote Rotie La Vialliere, 2015 (1.5L) SO042324_Bordeaux_Spring XO (Extra Old) designation indicatesLegendary 2015 Cte Rtie in magnum, from one of the appellation's great traditional families. Brigitte Roch and Gilbert Clusel now joined by son Guillaume have been quietly making some of Cte Rtie's most honest, terroir driven Syrah for decades. La Viallire is their parcel on the Cte Brune side, planted to vines going back to 1984 on schist soils that yield Syrah of both finesse and depth. 2015 was a Northern Rhne vintage for the ages perfect ripeness,