Domaine Joseph Roty Cote de Nuits-Villages 2021 (750ml)

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Producer	Domaine Joseph Roty
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Subregion	Cote de Nuits
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Vintage	2021
Sku	12194
Size	750ml

  

WA

89+

BH

89-91

Domaine Joseph Roty boasts one of the largest concentrations of old vines in Burgundy, averaging about 65 years. The domaine is fanatical about old vines, they have some of the oldest in France, the living ambassadors of the affinity the Roty’s so obviously feel for their land. Coupled with late picking, which further concentrates yields and with fermentation below 30 degrees, and a cuvaison of three weeks, the structure and complexity is consequentially remarkable and the winemaking uncompromising in achieving this. With a little age these wines develop wonderful aromatics with the characteristic Pinot Noir flavors of black cherry and stone fruit.  The old vine fruit contributes the length of flavour and great complexity.

One of the great domaines of Gevrey. Pierre-Jean has taken up the reins and seems to intent on following the families somewhat idiosyncratic, uncompromising path. “Nothing changes” as Madame Roty says. These are not fashion-conscious wines, everything is destemmed, new oak is relatively high, around 50% on the village wines, 60-70% on the Lieux-Dit and 100% on the Grand Cru.

The 2021 Côte de Nuits-Villages is the last that Roty has produced combining Que d'Hareng and La Croix Violette. Offering up aromas of cassis, plums, sweet spices and a deft touch of new oak, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and lively, with good depth and length. Anticipated Maturity: 2025-2040

Once again there is a lovely sense of freshness to the deeply pitched and distinctly earth aromas where a hint of the sauvage lurks in the background. The rich and relatively dense middleweight flavors, at least in the context of the vintage, display both salinity and austerity on the wonderfully refreshing if firmly structured finale. Worth checking out. Outstanding Drink: 2029+