a plethora of citrus elements and background hint of the exotic

cool and gorgeously complex nose reflects notes of both red and dark currant

as I had an opportunity to spend several hours tasting through all of the wines in barrel with proprietor Roberto Conterno

With fruit sourced from family-owned vineyards in Serralunga d’Alba

this wine is now a candidate for drying out given its hollow middle and hard

Clusel Roche, Champon other_regions_australia a plethora of citrus elementsFirst bottled separately in 2018, the 2019 Cote Rotie Le Champon comes from an east facing site that Clusel says delivers more concentration but also more freshness. It's an impressive wine this year, with scents of crushed stone, black olives and raspberries on the nose, ample concentration and richness on the medium to full bodied palate and a long, silky textured finish.