Les Vins de Vienne - Côte-Rôtie Les Essartailles - Rouge 2008

Wine:

The Côte Rôtie Les Essartailles 2008 is dense, deep and intense with very marked mineral notes. The wine is delicious with an athletic build. It unfolds with fruit and lingers infinitely on the palate. This wine is a true thoroughbred Syrah.

Vinification:

Harvest partially de-stalked, traditional vinification for three to four weeks with natural yeasts. Punching the cap and pumping over. Aging for a period of 16 months in French oak casks.

Color:

Deep, garnet colour

Nose:

Contentrated and dense on the nose with smoky and ripe fruit aromas.

Palate:

Dense and deep on the palate, mineral and spicy notes (characteristic of the Syrah). The wine has a long, very fruity finish.

Temperature:

Serve between 16 and 18°C

Food and wine pairing:

Feathered game, strong meats, filet mignon (Rossini style)

Cellar aging:

Enjoy up to and including 2020

The history of Vienne wines started in 1996, when Yves Cuilleron, Pierre Gaillard and François Villard decided to replant some vines in the ancient Seyssuel vineyard area, on the left bank of the Rhône, upstream from Vienne. Under the Sotanum brand, the wine, sold as "vin de pays des collines rhodaniennes" was an immediate hit. The venture took a radical turn from 2002, with the arrival of Pierre Jean Villa. The Vienne wines now come from 18 hectares of vineyard property.