Guide
des meilleurs vins de France 2008
"
Great purity ", " silky
mouth ", " superb
"
Côte-Rôtie
2004 :
Robert
Parker (87)
These
two brothers are up-and-coming producers
in Cote Rotie making soft Cote Blonde-styled Cote Rotie from 100%
destemmed fruit. The 2004 is a very successful
wine which, like most of their wines, includes about
5% Viognier that is co-fermented with the Syrah. Deep ruby in color
with some sweet kirsch-like notes intermixed with hints of smoke,
herbs, and some apricot, this wine has good acidity, attractive
fruit, and medium body. Drink it over the next 4-5
years. It is very much in the style of some of the Jasmin Cote Roties.
Stephen
Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (90-92 points)
“Deep,
bright red. Suave red berry aromas, with a vibrant note of violet.
Silky and elegant in texture
(2004 has burgundy tannins, says Benjamin Duclaux) with bright, sweet
raspberry fruit and no meaty or earthy notes. This understated wine
is all about fruits and fresh flowers. Finishes with fine,
Guide
Hachette 2007.
“Benjamin
and David work in the vines and vinify together their estate situated
in the southern sector of the appellation. Their principal is simple:
to make wine from the 5.5 ha they possess in Côte Rôtie.
The 2004 is already open and expesses a harmonious
bouquet, with notes of smoke, grill, red fruit and
spices. The mouth is concentrated
with a lot of volume and can potential be aged for a long time – three
years minimum. “
Bronze
medal at Ampuis wine fair.
Press
Review for older vintages :
Côte-Rôtie
2003 :
La revue des Vins de France.
"Sanguine,
spicy, mineral. Mouth of great volume
with tannins a bit extracted, yet harmony is respected in this solid
wine."
Robert
Parker.
(93/100)
"The superb, opaque purple-hued 2003 Côte-Rôtie
boasts a big, sumptuous bouquet of bacon fat, honeysuckle,
litchi nuts, and jammy black cherries and cassis. Dense and full-bodied,
with abundant fruit and glycerin as well as plush, opulent, voluptuous
texture, it will provide plenty of pleasure over the next 10-14 years,
it is the finest Côte-Rôtie I have yet tasted from Duclaux."
Guide
Hachette 2006.
"Macerated
three weeks in open vat, this wine maturate in 228 and 600 litters
oak barrels (15% of new oak). The two brothers look to express all
the elegance of côte-rôtie in this hot
vintage. With success. Same expression (spices, laurel, black fruits)
is present as well in the nose as in the mouth. The structure of the
mouth is very fresh. A wine already agreeable to drink, but asks for
at least four years to discover all of its secrets."
Le
guide vert 2006 édité par la RVF, le classement 2006
des meilleurs vins.
"This
classic domaine of Côte-Rôtie has vineyards solely in
the southern sector and make wines above all fin and delicate, the
wines are quite dense yet remaining supple
and fin. The 2003 Côte-Rôtie is a serious
wine, well-structured with solid tannins."
Gambero
Rosso, Italian magazine
Benjamin
e David rappresentano la quarta generazione del domaine, 5,5 ettari
per una produzione media di 20mila bottiglie esclusivamente di Côte-Rôtie.
Questo 2003, 95% syrah con una piccola aggiunta del 5% di viognier,
ha profumi molto fini di cacao e spezie con eleganti
note minerali e floreali, al palato è succoso
ed è evidente il fruttato maturo, ma i tannini sono di grana
fine e la progressione tesa e decisa. Buona l'acidità che rinfresca
un finale piuttosto lungo e dinamico.
Bronze
medal at Ampuis wine fair.
COTE-ROTIE
2002
:
Guide
Hachette 2005 .
“Coup
de Coeur” by Hachette guide for the vintage
1998, this family estate reiterates the exploit with the vintage 2002,
proving its control of the vinification with this elegant, powerful,
complex and harmonious wine. The oakyness accompanies by the strong
tanins but fin, and the fineness comes through on blueberry aromas,
dry fruits, cocoa and smoky. A great
success in a difficult
vintage.”
La
Revue des Vins de France.
“we
liked Côte-Rôtie duclaux : this wine had a traditional
style, with fruit and spicy flavours. The final is neat and elegant.”
Cuisine et Vins de France (#°100)
“David
Duclaux is one of the two presidents of the appellation. The vintage
2001 and 2002 come in the lead of the tasting for their
fineness and their elegance. The vintage 2002 has
small game flavour and a spicy attack with black fruit. Tannins are
delicate and ripe.
Le
Point – Spécial vins (15,5/20)
“Soft
spices, candied fruits, not very open, dense
in the mouth, tight and velvety
tannins. The material is rich in a difficult vintage. To keep three
or four years before drinking.
Le
guide Fleurus 2005 (16/20)
“purple
colour with purplish-blue tint. The nose give off ripe black fruits
and spices. A powerful mouth with fruity and spicy aromas. Long final.
A complete and elegant wine.”
Côte-Rôtie
2001
:
Le
point-spécial vins
16,5/20
(best mark)
“Carnal
nose, pepper, structured, concentrated in the mouth
and well-formed tannins, lots of spices and pepper. Wine with good
potential. Well balanced.”
Gold
medal at Ampuis wine fair.
Le
guide Hachette 2004
“This
wine plays well with the fruit and the tannins respect its terroir.
Still losed but the fruity final is very
pleasant. Wait 3 or 4 years”.
La
Revue des Vins de France.
“
We like the Côte-Rôtie Duclaux. Good colour. Refined nose
with a little bit of reduction. A touch of viognier in the mouth,
in tradition of the appellation. Ripe tannins. Beautiful
wine. Length is long and persistent.”
Cuisine
et Vins de France. Hors série « les
500 meilleures bouteilles de l'année »,
n°11 septembre - octobre 2004.
(17/20)
“Made
with the two grape varietals authorised in this vineyard, the syrah
and viognier, this wine has notes of red fruits, black fruits and
pepper. The white grape variety, Viognier, gives a touch of floral
flowers. Profound in the mouth, its fills palate with pepper and tabacco
flavours. Ripe and velvety tannins. Well structured wine,
exquisite fineness. Wine with good aging capacity.”
Guide
Fleurus des Vins 2006 ( 19/20 )
An
intense ruby color with nuances of violets, its brilliance dulled
by its density. The nose presents quite a lot of elegance,
though it remains still a little tight, with some aeration you get
small notes of black and red fruits (cassis, cherry, prune), also
the aromas of liquorice
and violets. The attack is rich and suave with the
tastes of plenty of Fruit. The mouth is marked by present acids but
not dominated and by very fine and rich tannins.
The
final is very long
with aromas of liquorice and pepper. The finesse and concentration
of this wine announce a great bottle.
This aromatic cuvee stays in its reserve. The domaine is gaining a
reputation only re-confirmed by this vintage and they exceptional
work together.
Before
2001... :
La
Revue des Vins de France.
“The
vintage 2000 is handsomely classical : a profound color, powerful,
great elegance, intense
flavours, to laid down.“
Robert
Parker.
“The
vintage 1999 is the most important success
that I know about this estate.”
The
wines of the Northern Rhone. Jonathan Livingstone-Learmonth
“1999(*****)
Lovely balance on bouquet; mixes red fruit, with warm, full underlay,
chocolate even; wide variety of flavours-prunes, black fruits, very
generous. Raspberry essence on finish. Délicious,
rich texture. Has never had a hidden moment in its
life.
Winart
(Japanese magazine).
Le
Guide Hachette 2002.
“This
domaine, situated in the regional park of Pilat, confirms the “coup
de Coeur” received last year for the 1998 vintage. 1999 Shows
the high-level of this wine.
One should wait a little drink until the wood blends with the wine.
These wine has all the qualities (fatness, good balance), with a spicy
and black fruit good length.”
In
Vino Véritas (Belgium Magazine, octobre 2001).
Cuisine
et Vins de France.
“The
vintage 1999 had stone a stone fruits elegant nose, rose and orange
peel. Mouth has got the same spirit and had a tannic and a delicious
woody final.”
Le
nouvel observateur (le nouveau guide du vin, 4ème
trimestre 2000).
Le
Guide Hachette 2001.
“Coup
de Cœur“ for the vintage 1998. “A
wine which shows power like the canons of a Côte-Rôtie
: violet, cocoa, liquorice and cherries all have a part in aromas
and thus the ripe fruits are apparent on mouth. This wine is aided
by nice tannins, already expressive, a extreme elegance guarantees
a long cellar life“.
La
route des vins des Cotes du Rhône (édition Flammarion).
“One
of the most famous vine-growers”
The
wine review of France ( 2000, September).
“His
terroir at Tupin gives supple, fruity, delectable
wines”
Bettane
et Desseauve.
“The
1998 Côte-Rôtie has good definition,
fin tannins and pure aromatic expression.”
La
Revue des Vins de France. (1998, June)
“Coup
de Cœur“ de la Revue des Vins de France
for the vintage 1997. “The 1997 Côte-Rôtie has colour
profound nd brilliant, a complete nose fin and pure. The mouth is
ample, ripe, with supple tannins.”
Vins
Magazine (1999, November).
“A
1997 dense Côte-Rôtie, concentrated,
fondue. Remarkable length with successive fruits, spices
and notes of torrefaction. Still young, this wine will be magnificent.”
La Fine Goutte (Canadian magazine)
“The
1996 Côte-Rôtie is distinguished by its subtle fruit,
precision and delicate flavours. Very
nice harmony, this wine distilles an exquisite charm.”
La Côte des Vins de Gaultmillau (#103)
“the
1993 Côte-Rôtie : fruity, fatness,
strong tannins, long, concentrated. Mark :17/20”
Decanter
(1993).
“Côte-Rôtie
1989 Edmond Duclaux has been judged to be Highly
Recommended in an expert Decanter Magazine Blind tasting
“
