2021 Cote Rotie Les Grandes Places
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A really impressive 2021, poised and powerful, Champagneux’s Les Grandes Places needs air but gradually reveals pepper spice and more delicate, lifted, violet florals. There is, however, power and weight to the palate – more than you might expect from the pretty nose, with a savoury firmness, supple but structured tannins and juicy acidity. It’s dark and brooding, gothic with its haunting florals, with a long, mouth-watering, saline finish. Approach from 2027.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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Black raspberries, candied blue fruits, violets, pepper, and iron, as well as some smoky, meaty notes, all emerge from the 2021 Côte Rôtie Les Grandes Places, a nicely concentrated, focused, balanced, and structured 2021. I love its purity of fruit, and it has a focused, chiseled texture and outstanding length.
About the producer
Nicolas Champagneux is one of the Northern Rhône’s rising stars producing wines from an exceptional plot of ancient vines in one of Côte-Rôtie’s top vineyards.