Côte-Rôtie ‘Côte Rozier’ Jocelyne & Yves Lafoy 2015
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Domaine Jocelyne & Yves Lafoy, Ampuis |
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Three generations of the family have worked this vineyard in Ampuis at the heart of the Côte-Rôtie. The estate was founded in 1993 by Jocelyne and Yves Lafoy, who cobbled together vines from their respective in-laws to follow in Jocelyne’s father’s footsteps on the Côte Brune in Côte-Rôtie. Since 2012, the winemaking has been the chief responsibility of their son Gaëtan. Gaëtan was formally trained at a viticulture and oenology school in Mâcon, France and spent a few months at the Plumpton Agricultural College in Sussex in the United Kingdom. Following this, he trained with an internship under Jean-Michel Gérin in Côte-Rôtie. The vineyards are worked by hand (often on steep terraces) with little mechanisation, and the winemaking style is traditional producing ageworthy, structured and elegant wines. |
Bold, dark robe. The bouquet wells up with a salted, iodine-like freshness above its southern style prune, cooked black fruits, with a note of roast beef. There is a mulled angle in the ripeness of the fruit. The palate is well charged, holds copious, almost flashy content, and runs with abandon. This is most definitely a sudiste take on Côte-Rôtie, with its savoury and open style, rays of sun well distributed. The gras holds up well.
Grape: 98% Syrah, 2% Viognier