Descripción

La Syrah de la parcela Neve en la comuna Ampuis se beneficia de una orientación muy privilegiada de la ladera y de una gestión biodinámica certificada por Ecocert. Un tinto de profundidad, con unos rasgos distintivos muy marcados, especialmente dominado por las notas de grafito y humo. La crítica internacional avala a esta Syrah de la Côte Rôtie que en 2017 muestra su lado más fino y elegante. Muy prometedor. 

 

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2017
Grado
13.5% vol.
Variedad
100% Syrah
Origen
Côte-Rôtie
Certificación
Demeter

Cata

Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 ºC.

Viñedo y elaboración

Descripción
Los viñedos están en una ladera de la localidad de Neve en el municipio de Ampuis, con exposición sur / sureste. Gestionado en biodinámica y certificado por Ecocert.
Suelo
Esquistos.
Cosecha
Manual.
Vinificación
Despalillado, fermentación espontánea con levaduras autóctonas en depósitos de hormigón. Pigeages.
Envejecimiento
Crianza de 18 meses en barricas de 228 litros de capacidad. Un 25% a 30% en barricas nuevas.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

From a rocky, mica-schist lieu-dit that's only recently been showing up on single-vineyard wines, Chapoutier's 2017 Cote Rotie Neve is a bold, full-bodied and powerful example of the appellation. Blueberry and boysenberry fruit is couched in rich, velvety tannins, followed by a long, lingering finish. Impressive.

Jeb Dunnuck:

Prettily floral, medium-bodied, fresh, very fine tannins, with a good sense of drinkability. The oak here is a little more dominant, and the tannins, though not dry, are a touch drier than M Chapoutier’s La Mordorée wine. Pretty, surprisingly structured, with a fairly long finish. This is 100% Syrah, made from 15-year-old vines, planted on a schist vineyard towards the east of the appellation. Yields of 21 hl/ha. Completely destemmed, fermented in concrete then matured for 18 months in a large wooden tank, 30% of which is new oak. Drinking Window 2020 - 2026.

James Suckling:

Wildly exotic spices, dark plums, orange zest, peaches and ginger. So much happening already. The palate has a very succulent, juicy and lively feel with such smoothly layered, dark and red berries and fine, white-pepper allure and a succulent, fine, assertive tannin build. Cardamom and plums to close. Try from 2024.

Decanter:

From a vineyard just near Viallière and Grandes Places, the 2017 Côte Rôtie Neve is brought up all in barrels, 25% or less being new, which is the same élevage as the Mordorée. Nevertheless, it shows a very different personality compared to the Mordorée, with more minerality, austerity, tannins, and structure. Blackberries, currants, scorched earth, and graphite notes as well as incredible minerality all give way to a backward, concentrated, structured, beast of a Côte Rôtie. There are just 181 cases made, but it’s stunning stuff worth seeking out.