Domaine Garon - Côte Rôtie Les Rochins 2022
95/100
RVF
93/100
Robert Parker
93/100
Vinous
"What finesse!"
"Côte-Rôtie Les Rochins 2022 was aged for 20 months in 228-liter French oak barrels, 30% of which were new. Intense licorice, black plum, clove, graphite and a touch of espresso come to the fore. Medium to full-bodied and round, the 2022 seduces the palate with an elegant concentration of flavors, and finishes with bright freshness on the fruity finish. Give it another two years in bottle. (Vinous 2024) - Attention, limited quantities.
Buy Garon wines at the best price in private sale!
from €99 on your 1st order
Eye
Intense garnet-red colour
Nose
Expressive, with notes of black and red fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry, raspberry, etc.), tinged with green olive.
Mouth
Svelte and spicy, fine tannins, great length
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
In advance in recent vintages
Drink from
2027
Drink before
2042
Food and wine pairing
Perfect with venison jig, grilled lamb, navarin...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))
About the domain :
This estate has a few pretty vines in the Côte Blonde area, including one on Goutay, near their home, but their best wine comes from Les Rochains, on the schists near La Landonne. The production still lacks homogeneity, but the style is authentic, with the mark of the whole harvest. The 2017s showed a beautiful face this year.
Decanter
Rated area (2023 guide) Recommended
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated ( 2025 guide) 93/100 (Great wine)
About the wine:
Côte-Rôtie les Rochins 2022, fermented with 30% whole clusters, has a slightly introverted profile, revealing aromas of violets, flowers and dark berries structured by spicy notes as it opens. Medium to full-bodied, enveloping and charming yet youthful, it's beautifully balanced, with a refined, linear mid-palate that builds to a long, ethereal and vibrant finish. Although not the most expressive Côte-Rôtie, this astonishingly silky wine - aged for 20 months in barriques, 30% of which are new - displays impressive finesse.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2026 guide) 95/100
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the domain :
The Garon sons bring out the best in the diversity of Côte-Rôtie terroirs. We are seduced by the style of the domaine's wines, which are distinguished by their finesse of texture. The fruit is precise, and the ageing progresses according to the terroirs and their ability to handle the wood. Among the different cuvées, La Sybarine evokes the expression of granitic soils; Les Triotes, located on the Côte Blonde, next to Lancement, comes from schist; Les Rochins is born on the brown schist of the Côte Brune.
Vinous
Wine rated (2024 guide) 93/100
About the wine:
Côte-Rôtie Les Rochins 2022 was aged for 20 months in 228-liter French oak barrels, 30% of which were new. Intense licorice, black plum, clove, graphite and a touch of espresso come to the fore. Medium- to full-bodied and round, the 2022 seduces the palate with an elegant concentration of flavors, and finishes with bright freshness on the fruity finish. Give it another two years in bottle.
James Suckling
Rated domain (guide 2023) Recommended
ESTATE PRICE
105
.00
Cash Back | 2.00%
Discover other domaine wines
