{"product_id":"2022-cote-rotie-maison-rouge-domaine-georges-vernay","title":"2022, Côte-Rôtie, Maison Rouge, Domaine Georges Vernay","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePower with elegance: pure, deep red fruit from old vines, lifted by spice, black olive and a perfumed note of lavender and eucalyptus. Beautifully structured, with silky, smooth tannins and toasted notes on a long, persistent finish — 100% Syrah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorges Vernay was the King of Condrieu, the man who drove that small appellation's recovery and worldwide recognition through the 1950s; his daughter Christine has looked after the winemaking since 1997 and earned the domaine its own reputation for Côte-Rôtie, along with three stars from La Revue du Vin de France in 2019. Maison Rouge is named for the little red house at the foot of the lieu-dit: two hectares of sandy granite terraces in the southern part of the appellation, planted at 10,000 vines per hectare with Syrah averaging 50 years old. The slopes are too steep for machines, so the vines are worked entirely by hand, without weedkillers, and the vineyard is certified organic. The grapes are destemmed and fermented in oak vats for three to four weeks, then aged 24 months in barrel, 30% of it new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFood and drinking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood with roast lamb, venison, peppered beef and hard mountain cheeses. Best from around five years old and built to develop for twenty; decant for two hours if opening young. Serve at 16–18°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Georges Vernay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55718663651711,"sku":"HNW-4620722A","price":160.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/4192\/4998\/files\/2024_CoteRotie_MaisonRouge_DomaineGeorgesVernay.png?v=1755807146","url":"https:\/\/www.edkawines.com\/products\/2022-cote-rotie-maison-rouge-domaine-georges-vernay","provider":"Edka Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}