Vidal-Fleury, Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde de Vidal-Fleury 2021
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Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde de Vidal-Fleury 2021, Vidal-Fleury
Rhône Valley, France
Grape Variety: Syrah & Viognier
Alcohol: 13% ABV
The Story
It was in 1781, in the small commune of Tupin-et-Semons, south of Lyon and within the most prestigious vineyard of the Rhône, that Joseph Vidal founded the Maison of the same name. From the outset, it acquired an international reputation thanks, in particular, to trade with America. Thomas Jefferson, then United States ambassador to France, visited the estate in 1787.
In the 1890s, Gustave Vidal married a Miss Fleury, and Maison Vidal became Maison Vidal-Fleury. This wedding came at just the right time, as the bride's dowry enabled the vineyard, which had just suffered the devastating attacks of phylloxera, to be replanted.
A period of disappointments followed, such as two wars, a lack of skilled labor, market gardening... We thought the vineyard was in agony, but that was without counting on a handful of stubborn men, and above all wine lovers, who would revive the vineyard. With the strength of their tenacity and their arms, they restored the vines and gradually restored their nobility. And this is how Maison Vidal-Fleury became, in the middle of the 20th century, the emblematic Maison of Côte Rôtie.
In 1984, it became the property of the Guigal family: this was the logical next step for these two families, Vidal-Fleury and Guigal, who had always worked together in the wine industry. Indeed, in 1924, Joseph Vidal-Fleury had hired Etienne Guigal, Marcel's father, as winemaker and cellar master. When the Vidal-Fleury family decided to sell, having no heirs wishing to run the House, they naturally turned to the Guigal family... The family story continues.
Vidaly-Fleury, however, retains its full autonomy. In 2008, the House took a new step and invested in new 9,000m² cellars to optimize the maturation, packaging, and aging of the wines in bottles.
Today, Maison Vidal-Fleury has no fewer than 19 of the most prestigious appellations in the Rhône Valley.
Vineyard & Winemaking
The Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde cuvée comes from plots located in the North and South of the appellation, a true reflection of the quality of the Côte-Rôtie vineyard. Almost all of the vines are planted on metamorphic rocks: mica schists in the North, leuco gneiss south of Ampuis, dark migmatites in the South of the appellation. The Côte-Rôtie vineyard is one of the northernmost in the Rhône Valley. The steep, steeply sloping terraces face due South, bathed in sunshine all day long, and the influence of the surrounding mountainous terrain provides freshness.
Manual harvesting and sorting of grapes, vinification using destemmed harvests, alcoholic fermentation under controlled temperature, two to three weeks of vatting with regular punching down and hot post-fermentation maceration. Aged in oak barrels for sixteen months, 40% of which are new barrels.
Tasting Notes:
Dark red color with carmine highlights. The nose is intense and complex, expressing notes of violet, blackcurrant, black olives, then more spicy with pepper and nutmeg. The palate is rich, full of freshness and velvety with a lingering finish revealing roasted notes. What a wine - and great cellaring potential too!
Cellaring & Service
Cellaring Potential: 15 years
Serving Temperature: 18°C
Allergens: This wine contains sulphites