After a mild winter and spring, conditions were perfect when everything changed on June 15th: a hailstorm destroyed a large part of the Crozes-Hermitage vines. Then we experienced a heatwave in the summer, one of the hottest of the decade, which caused some berries to burn. Our team’s efforts paid back fortunately and we managed to save part of the vineyard in great sanitary condition. And if Nature is sometimes harsh, it can also be generous. The harvest went perfectly well and although the quantities are limited, this vintage promises to be magnificent, despite a climatically and morally complicated year. The years in 9 regularly mark the memory of winegrowers and this vintage was no exception.

The granite parent rock is covered in places by schist but also by sand and chalky soil.

Our aim here is to produce consistently refined wines offering elegance and finesse.
- Maceration and fermentation for about 20 days with pumping over for the first few days and then punching down towards the end.
- Ageing for 15 months in one year-old barrels and in demi-muids (60-litre capacity barrels).

From the terraces of a locality called "Rosier", this Côte-Rôtie reveals a complex and powerful nose with notes of violets, black fruit, spices and liquorice. Dense and smooth on the palate, it offers silky and velvety tannins with great complexity and very good length. We recommend decanting this wine two hours before tasting. To be drunk within seven years with red meat, game, lamb or a spicy dish.