{"product_id":"2021-vinsobres-les-cotes-chateau-de-rouanne","title":"Vinsobres, Les Côtes, Château de Rouanne 2021","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack raspberry leads, layered with graphite, charcoal and a gingerbread spice note, and a salty mineral thread runs the length of it. Full-bodied at 15.5% but drawn fine rather than heavy, with fresh acidity and polished, even tannins. Syrah 100%.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChâteau de Rouanne is a historic estate in Vinsobres, the northernmost cru of the southern Rhône and one elevated to cru status only in 2006; it was bought in 2019 by Louis Barruol of Château de Saint Cosme, who is restoring the château and replanting its vineyard. The estate runs to 62 contiguous hectares of red clay, limestone marl and sand around the building, planted between 1955 and 1975 to a massal selection of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, and 'Les Côtes' is the block at the highest point of the hillside, facing south-east into the rising sun on Pliocene and Messinian clay-marl; the Alps begin five miles away and the Pontias wind carries cold air down over the vines. The fruit is organically farmed and hand harvested, fermented whole-cluster in concrete tanks with wild yeast, then aged twelve months in Burgundy casks and demi-muids of which 15% were new, 50% second passage and 35% third, and bottled without fining or filtration. 2021 was a cold, late year across France, but Vinsobres sat above the spring frost on its hillsides and gave a balanced, elegant wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood and drinking\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe at 16 to 18°C. It handles roast lamb with rosemary, a rare ribeye, duck breast with black cherry, and an aged hard sheep's cheese. Drinking well now and through to about 2031; give it an hour in a decanter to let the graphite edge open. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château de Rouanne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58476452872575,"sku":"HNW-5997121A","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/4192\/4998\/files\/5997121A.jpg?v=1789922471","url":"https:\/\/www.edkawines.com\/products\/2021-vinsobres-les-cotes-chateau-de-rouanne","provider":"Edka Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}