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Xavier Gerard Cote-Rotie 2022The Grard family owns 3. 2 hectares worth of old vines in Cte Rtie, spread among four notable vineyards: Mollard (comprising two thirds of their holdings), Viallire (planted in 1922), La Brosse, and the fabled La Landonne. Tailoring his de stemming regimen to each harvests particular character yet never wanting the stems to dominate the wine, Xavier included one third whole clusters in the vinification of the concentrated yet exuberant 2022, and the

with a gravel-infused mix of clay and limestone

this Bramaterra bottling comes from a parcel situated at 300 to 350 meters of altitude

this 1984—from a difficult

and all three grapes are co-fermented

The balance of refinement and wildness here is extraordinary

despite its extreme aging regimen

The combination of warm daytime temperatures and Yvorne’s solar-panel-like vineyard expositions ensures fully ripe grapes

they face east and sit on well-drained

élevage is all in demi-muid (500L barrels)

the wine rests again in amphorae for five more months and then is aged in large oak barrels for an additional six years

in range with other excellent examples from this cru-within-a-cru

as well as natural wines of character and complexity