Domaine Clusel-Roch 'Les Schistes' Cote-Rotie 2020

''The 2020 Côte Rôtie Les Schistes has a terrific sense of elegance and purity, with medium-bodied aromas and flavors of  red and black fruits and spice. With silky tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish.'' 92 Points, Jeb Dunnuck

''Vibrant, mineral-accented blackberry, blueberry and violet aromas pick up a spicy top note with air. Concentrated red and dark berry, olive and floral pastille flavors display sharp focus and energetic drive thanks to a spine of smoky minerality. Finishes very long and sappy, with persistent blue fruit and floral qualities, subtle tannins and lingering spiciness.'' 93 Points, Vinous Media (Previous Vintage Review)

''Fruit driven Cote-Rotie. Showing sweet blackberry and violets. Wonderful pure fruit with floral-infused dark fruits and excellent acidity – fine sculpted tannins give great structure and real concentration of fruit. Delicious.'' 17.5/20, Alistair Cooper, JancisRobinson.com (Previous Vintage Review)

''Dark robe; the nose is reserved, has a sweet centre, carries blue fruit. The palate runs with lissom content, appeals via its silken texture, leads into a succulent, entertaining finish with plenty of squeezy richness there. The freedom and persistence of the fruit is its ace card, and it’s shapely, jolly Rôtie that will please. There’s a hint of mineral on the aftertaste, and that influence may well grow over time.'' 4/5 Stars John Livingstone-Learmonth, DrinkRhone.com (Previous Vintage Review)

''Domaine Clusel-Roch is on the super-short list of Northern Rhône producers who consistently deliver some of the most gorgeously aromatic, cellar-worthy Côte-Rôties imaginable.'' Ian Cauble, Master Sommelier

One of the best producers in the tiny region of Cote Rotie. A wonderful mix of velvety, dark, ripe brambly fruit flavours and brighter red cherry and cherry stone notes. Full and with a smooth, caressing texture that provides solid foundations for the fruit. Finishing on peppery, sapid notes giving this lift.