2021 Clusel-Roch Côte-Rotie "Les Schistes", Rhone Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Vineyard: 3. 5 ha in the lieu dits of Viallire, Champon, and le Plomb. The soils are ferrous mica schist. Blend: Over 95% Syrah from selection massale and around 5% Viognier that is co planted. The average vine age is 20 years old. Viticulture & Vinification: Certified organicharvest and sorting is done by hand. Grapes are put into tank by gravity, partially de stemmed, and fermented with their indigenous yeasts. The wine is aged for 2

He is the 7th generation vigneron

These vines were planted in the 30s-50s

Gotas de Mar

Castel Mar (Châteaumar) estate dates back to the 11th century

Elaboration: The grapes

Thermoregulation on each tank

Pressurization in steel tank

to limestone and marl in Les Esquirons and Beaurenard

The grapes are fermented on selected yeasts in temperature-controlled

We harvested a single clone/single block in 2019

temperature 65°F for 7 days

the so-called “Binger Loch”