Domaine de Bonserine - Côte-Rôtie La Viallière 2021
2*Étoiles
Hachette
"A plot-based cuvée in perfect harmony".
"A plot-based cuvée combining a drop of Viognier (5%) with Syrah, this Viallière spent 24 months in new oak. Complex, the nose combines vine peach and kirsch with scents of undergrowth, fern and violets. Tasty, spice-laden fruit asserts itself on a full-bodied, fleshy palate, perfectly supported by ageing and fine, melted tannins. Elegant bitters punctuate the finish, adding a touch of freshness to this powerful red with promising balance". (Le Guide Hachette 2024). Perfect harmony!
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Eye
Deep color with violet highlights
Nose
Warm, expressing an elegance where the kirsch and candied refinement of the fruit blends with bouquet and spicy notes.
Mouth
Rich and balanced, it offers aromatic harmony, a silky texture and a firm, fine structure with fine, mellow tannins.
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
Aerate in advance for recent vintages, depending on the nose and how it feels when opened.
Drink from
2025
Drink before
2032
Food and wine pairing
Ideal with flank steak with shallots, game, roast duck with foie gras, prime rib with porcini mushrooms...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2026) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
This small estate produces only four wines, three in Côte Rôtie and one in Condrieu, from its 12 hectares of land, 11 of which are in Côte Rôtie, spread over a large number of plots. Owned by the Guigal family since 2006, the estate is managed by an independent team. The wines tasted are consistently flawless, but they lack that little bit of magic needed to be great ambassadors for the Côte.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (guide 2024) 2*Stars (Outstanding wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2026) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
A plot-based cuvée combining a drop of Viognier (5%) with Syrah, this Viallière spent 24 months in new oak. Its complex nose combines peach and kirsch with scents of undergrowth, fern and violets. Tasty, spice-laden fruit asserts itself on a full-bodied, fleshy palate, perfectly supported by ageing and fine, melted tannins. Elegant bitters punctuate the finish, adding a touch of freshness to this powerful red with promising balance.
About the domain :
By acquiring this estate in 2006, founded in 1961 and expanded and modernized in the 1990s, Marcel Guigal added another jewel to his already richly decorated crown: a 12-hectare vineyard, planted mainly with "serine," an ancient variety of Syrah, which produces Côte-Rôtie and Condrieu wines.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2026) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
Acquired by the Guigal family in 2006, the Bonserine estate has retained its complete autonomy. At the helm, Ludovic Richard can draw on a fine heritage of vineyards in Côte-Rôtie and Condrieu. The entire vineyard is plowed and indigenous yeasts are used as a matter of course. The red wines remain powerful, but they will mellow with time.
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