2020 Clusel-Roch Côtes-du-Rhône "Les Vergers", Rhône Valley, FranceABOUT THE WINE Sourced from organically farmed, hillside vineyards just south of Cte Rtie, the 2020 Les Vergers is 100% Syrah grown on schist soils, giving the wine its tension and aromatic precision. The grapes were partially fermented with whole clusters, and aging took place in neutral oak barrels to preserve varietal purity and freshness. This vintage is marked by excellent balancea touch riper than 2019, with slightly deeper fruit while

it produces fruit of sufficient ripeness

9% Grenache

and solid tannins

whose family has been in the wine business in Burgundy for several hundred years

it asserts itself more than ever in its philosophy of working the vines while respecting the environment and in harmony with nature

The wine has a production of 24 months in Allier oak barriques and tonneaux

They were whole cluster pressed and placed into temperature controlled stainless steel fermenters

On this cool and superficial Kimmeridgian terroir

The total area of ​​the company now covers 11 hectares of vineyards

sourced from organically farmed vineyards nestled between limestone cliffs and the Mediterranean Sea

Couly Dutheil is today managed by Arnaud Couly

he can ultimately produce better grapes and thus better wines