Domaine Jean-Michel Gérin - Côte-Rôtie Les Grandes Places 2023
96-98/100
Vinous
"With great precision, this is a sumptuous red"
Les Grandes Places by Jean-Michel Gérin is a complex Côte-Rôtie with powerful aromas of dark fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), cocoa and chocolate, incense, olive, and licorice. The nose is rounded out by spicy notes of pepper and allspice and a delicate floral touch. On the palate, it is a dense, rich, complex, and silky wine. It offers concentrated flavors of blackberry, cherry liqueur, smoke, spices, and candied violet. The tannins are structured yet remarkably refined. The finish is long and lingering. • Very limited quantities.
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Eye
Dark purple dress
Nose
A complex bouquet with powerful aromas of dark fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), cocoa and chocolate, incense, olive, and licorice. It is rounded out by spicy notes of pepper and allspice and a delicate floral touch.
Palate
Powerful, dense, rich, and complex, it offers concentrated flavors of blackberry, cherry liqueur, thyme and bay leaf, smoky notes, spices, and candied violet. The tannins are structured and silky, yet remarkably refined. The finish is long and lingering.
Serve
At 16-18°C
Drink before
2038+
Food and wine pairings
Serve with hare à la royale, herb-marinated roast beef, carrots glazed with beef jus, duck with cherries, gratin dauphinois...
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2017 guide) Green Guide (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing wines of a high standard—you won’t be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About the estate:
The Jean-Michel Gerin estate was founded in 1983 with the purchase of a vineyard plot in Côte-Rôtie. Jean-Michel comes from a family that has been settled in the region for six generations. The estate’s first vintage was released in 1987, following the incorporation of the family’s vineyards (those of Marcel and Alfred Guerin) into the Jean-Michel Gerin estate. In 1988, the estate carried out its first separate vinification, first at the "Les Grandes Places" site, then in 1996 with grapes from the "La Landonne" plot. The winemaker undertook renovations in the early 1990s; the Jean-Michel Gerin estate then acquired a fermentation room and a barrel cellar. The vineyard expanded in 2003, when planting began on the "La Viallière" plot in Côte-Rôtie, on slopes ranging from 40% to 60%. The first vintages were produced in 2009. Michaël and Alexis Gerin later joined the Jean-Michel Gerin estate, which expanded to cover about a dozen hectares in the 2010s.
Vinous
Wine rated (2022 guide) 96–98/100 (2020 vintage)
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