Domaine Lafoy - Côte-Rôtie Prélude 2020
88/100
Robert Parker
Grown on light-colored soils in the Leyat, Côte Blonde, Fongeant, La Brosse, and Le Truchet plots, the Prélude cuvée is aged for 20 months in barrels. Its nose of small black fruits and violets tinged with spices and camphor leads to a soft and delicate palate with great finesse. Concentrated, structured by delicate tannins and marked by a certain freshness on the finish, this is a Côte-Rôtie full of nuances.
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Eye
Intense
Nose
Expressive with notes of black berries and violets tinged with spices, camphor, and menthol.
Mouth
Soft and delicate, refined, concentrated, structured by delicate tannins and marked by a certain freshness on the finish. A Côte-Rôtie full of nuances.
Serve
At 16-17°C
Open
And aerate young vintages (less than 3 years old)
Drink from
2024
Drink before
2034
Guard
8 to 12 years old
Food and wine pairings
Pairs well with foie gras mousse, truffle stew, porcini mushroom stew, leg of lamb, coq au vin, St-Marcellin cheese
Bettane & Desseauve
Winery rated 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, consistent with what one would expect from its appellation(s))
About the estate:
A small estate with some fairly old vines in the Côte Brune area, and a disciple of Patrick Jasmin in winemaking, which is a guarantee of authenticity. The estate did well in 2015, which is normal for the area.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2022 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Based in Ampuis for three generations, Jocelyne and Yves Lafoy established their estate in 1993. They were joined by their son Gaëtan in 2011, and together they cultivate 9 hectares of vines, producing Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, and IGP Collines Rhodaniennes wines.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated 88/100 (2019 vintage) (Good wine)
Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
Jancis Robinson
Rated Recommended
Jeb Dunnuck
Rated Recommended
Customer rating
4/5
based on 1 review
Note and opinion by Mr. GERARD P. Published on 11/10/2023
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