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Domaine Jean-Michel Gerin

Alexis Gerin told me that even though the 2016s show quite well already and will likely never truly close down, “it’s a mistake to call them light or easy wines. They have excellent concentration, they just aren’t heavy or ripe, which some people think is needed for aging.” The property now includes just over 12 hectares of vines in some of Côte-Rôtie’s most prized sites. These 2016s are an excellent example of where this domaine, has been heading over the last decade. In the 2000s and before, the wines often wore their oak on their sleeve and demanded plenty of cellar time for it to integrate with the fruit. Now, the style places greater emphasis on energy and precision, even if plenty of new, large-format barrels are still in play. I have been especially impressed by the (relative) newcomer to the Gerin cellar, the Côte-Rôtie La Viallière, of which the domaine now owns 1.75 hectares. In my opinion it’s now one of the best examples made from this famed vineyard in the Côte-Brune. While it may lack the sheer force of the Grandes Places and La Landonne bottlings, it more than compensates with its detail and vibrancy.

From Northern Rhône: 2016 and 2017 Reds (Sep 2019) by Josh Raynolds

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2016 Côte-Rôtie Les Grandes Places

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