2019 | Domaine Clusel-Roch | Guillaume Clusel Traboules

Traboules, referring to Lyon’s secret passageway, is fermented with native yeasts and aged for six months in stainless steel tanks so the grapes can fully express themselves. Bright floral aromas with an intense and juicy palate of black and red fruits with an earthy undertone. Gentle tannins and a refreshing acidity leave a satisfying and persistent finish.

Producer Information

The Condrieu vines are located along the Coteaux de Chery, just to the south of the village of Condrieu. The soil is a decomposed granite, which is very well drained and warm. The vines were planted about twenty years ago, and the first harvest was in 1987. The grapes are sorted in the vineyard, and damaged fruit is rejected. A vertical press extacts the juice and the must is allowed to settle. Two-thirds of the juice goes into new oak and one third in stainless steel. The fermentation takes about three weeks and afterwards the wines are aged sur lie. Malolactic takes place in the spring. The wines are lightly fined and filtered before bottling. Deep golden color. Ripe Viognier flavors of peach, apricot and vanilla. Still retains decent acidity, considering the heat of the vintage. One of his holdings was a tiny parcel on Les Grandes Places, a lieu-dit in the center of the slope above the hamlet of Verenay in northern Ampuis. The vines had been planted by his father Baptiste Clusel before World War II. During the seventies, the wines of Côte Rôtie did not have the reputation that they have now, but René's wines were always appreciated by connoisseurs. René's son Gilbert decided to continue in his father's winemaking footsteps and completed his enological studies in 1977. The domaine, however, was too small to provide income for two families. Gilbert consequently chose to rent some vineyards and begin producing his own wine, while at the same time helping his father both in the vineyards and in the chai. Still the vineyard surface was miniscule. At only about .25 hectares, the first vintage in 1980 produced only 1,000 bottles! Little by little, Gilbert rented more land and began to give value to the fifty-year-old vines that had been abandoned while at the same time planting new vines. Finally, in 1986, his holdings reached 2 1/2 hectares, although not all of those vines were yet in production.

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