Gangloff AOC Cote Rotie La Sereine Noire 2007   

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About

This is Gangloff's old Syrah vine Cuvee, with no Viognier and 30% stems kept in, and part grown in the Cote Brune of Cote Rotie.  Thus it's darker and more powerful and muscular than La Barbarine and is ideally kept for about 5 years before drinking.

Tasting notes

This has explosive aromas of dark fruit, mineral and spice, a touch of roast meat and a thicker, firmer palate with more grip from the tannins.  Complex and energetic with great mineral acidity, the layers of this wine unfold slowly and the length is truly impressive.

Vintage Notes

2007 has been celebrated as a vintage of a lifetime in the Southern Rhone.  It was also superb in the Northern Rhone and the wines have unusual richness and volume.  The key was the long, warm and dry autumn which brought about perfect ripeness.

Grapes

100% Syrah

Vine age

40 to 60 year old vines

Vineyards

From 2 parcels of old vines on the on the schist of Rozier and the granite of Mollard

Yield

38 hl/ha

Harvest

By hand between 30 September and 6 October

Winemaking

70% destemmed, fermented in stainless steel tank, using natural yeasts and with very low use of SO2

Maturation

23 months in 60% new and 40% 2 to 4 year old oak barriques

Bottling

Unfiltered and unfined. Bottled September 2009. 4,500 bottles (375 cases)