Le Gallet Blanc - Roasted Coast - 2022 - Francois Villard - 0.75L

An intense and velvety coast-rib, combining julesurity with the fruit and tannic finesse, signed by one of the great masters of the appellation.

📋 Features

• Name : AOP Côte-Rôtie
• Grape variety (s) : 100% Syrah
• Vintage : 2022
• Terroir : Decomposed quartziteous shales, providing minerality and complexity. Vines of about 20 years.
• Vinification & breeding : Traditional fermentation, 18 -month breeding in oak barrels (20% new barrels) to refine the texture and enrich the aromas
• Alcohol : 12,5%

🍇 Tasting notes

• Dress : Deep red with garnet reflections
• Nose : Intense and complex, dominated by aromas of ripe black fruit, spices (pepper, liquorice) and violet, with an elegant smoked touch
• Mouth : Juicy and velvety, offering a remarkable concentration combined with silky tannins and a beautiful freshness
• Final : Long and refined, marked by spicy notes and a mineral point, revealing the whole potential of the terroir

🍴 Potting & Wine agreements

Ideal with:

• 🥩 Red meats and game: duck breast, Rosbif, Lamb Gigot, Chevreuil, hare stew
• 🍄 Morel fricassee
• 🍖 Tournedos, tab or grilled beef shaft

🗓 Aging potential

To be enjoyed from 2024, with a potential for evolution until 2042, developing even more depth and complexity.

🏰 Domain presentation

François Villard is an emblematic figure of the northern Rhône valley, recognized for its precise vinifications and its wines of great aromatic intensity. "Le Gallet Blanc" perfectly illustrates its know-how, with a coast-Rôtie that is both powerful and refined, where Syrah expresses all its splendor on exceptional terroirs.