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2013 Côte Rôtie “La Boisselée”
Barruol / Lynch
Stepping up a bit to the “Roasted Slope,” La Boisselée is a proprietary cuvée whose blend changes from year to year based on whatever tastes best. In 2013 the wine was sourced exclusively from the lieu-dit of Le Plomb, a mica-schist terroir north of Ampuis, above Nève and Viallère. The aroma of well-made Côte-Rôtie (stems included) is unmistakable. When you smell it, you wonder whether the appellation was named for the sunbaked slopes or the wine’s roasted aroma; suggestions of charred meat and sometimes coffee are usually present. Floral perfumes are also typical, especially white lilies. On the palate, this wine is ample, with a full, mouth-filling texture, and the tannins are smooth as silk—the sun gets the best of the earth. As good as La Boisselée is now, it will be glorious in ten years.
—Dixon Brooke
| Wine Type: | red |
| Vintage: | 2013 |
| Bottle Size: | 750mL |
| Blend: | Syrah |
| Appellation: | Côte Rôtie |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Northern Rhône |
| Producer: | Barruol Lynch - Northern Rhône |
| Winemaker: | Louis Barruol |
| Vineyard: | 30 - 50 years |
| Soil: | Schist |
| Farming: | Lutte Raisonnée |
| Alcohol: | 13% |
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Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
Living wines have ups and downs just as people do, periods of glory and dog days, too. If wine did not remind me of real life, I would not care about it so much.