Clusel-Roch, Cote Rotie Vialliere, 2022 SPAINTCOUNT0528 orchard fruits

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and this bottling—a blend of cultivated Espadín and wild Cuixe—shows how well that balance can work

As the second wine of Château Cantemerle—a Fifth Growth with centuries of history—Les Allées de Cantemerle offers a glimpse of classed-growth pedigree without the wait or the splurge

There's an effortless sense of symmetry here—Saint-Julien polish with a touch of 2022's sun-warmed depth

so a single-vineyard Malvasia like this borders on unicorn territory

Clusel-Roch, Cote Rotie Vialliere, 2022 SPAINTCOUNT0528 orchard fruitsPerched on schist rich slopes just above Ampuis, Viallire is one of Cte Rties top lieux dits, known for producing Syrah with fine tannins, red fruit lift, and floral perfume. Clusel Roch, a family run estate farming organically since the early 90s, takes a gentle, hands off approach: whole cluster fermentation, native yeasts, and aging in mostly used oak barrels. The 2022 vintage brings purity and poisenotes of violet, black cherry, olive, and crushed