Domaine de Bonserine - Côte-Rôtie La Viallière 2021
2*Étoiles
Hachette
"A single-vineyard wine of perfect harmony"
"A single vineyard blend combining a touch of Viognier (5%) with Syrah, this Viallière has been aged for 24 months in new barrels. The complex nose combines vine peach and kirsch with aromas of undergrowth, fern, and violet. Flavorful fruit bursting with spice dominates the full-bodied, fleshy palate, perfectly supported by the aging process and fine, mellow tannins. Elegant bitter notes 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 purple highlights
Nose
Warm, expressing an elegance where the refined kirsch and candied fruit blend with bouquet and spicy notes.
Mouth
Rich and balanced, it offers aromatic harmony, a silky texture, and a firm, refined structure with fine, mellow tannins.
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
Airing in advance for recent vintages, depending on the nose and impression upon opening.
Drink from
2025
Drink before
2032
Food and wine pairings
Ideal with shallot-flavored bavette steak, game, roast duck with foie gras, rib of beef with porcini mushrooms...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2026 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
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 rating (2024 guide) 2 stars (Outstanding wine)
Rated estate (2026 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly awarded by the guide)
About wine:
A single vineyard cuvée blending a touch of Viognier (5%) with Syrah, this Viallière was aged for 24 months in new barrels. The complex nose combines vine peach and kirsch with aromas of undergrowth, fern, and violet. Flavorful fruit bursting with spices dominates the full-bodied, fleshy palate, perfectly supported by the aging process and fine, mellow tannins. Elegant bitter notes punctuate the finish, adding a touch of freshness to this powerful red with promising balance.
About the estate:
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
Rated estate (2026 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)
About the estate:
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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