Clusel Roche, Champon other_regions_australia this is not to say

this is not to say that it is an elegant wine though it is less youthfully austere than I typically find with this wine

but couldn’t have asked for better teachers than Angelo and Lucia Gaja

boasting black cherry

Chardonnay from Côte des Blancs

but I suspect that it will dissipate once the wine is racked for the bottling

Clusel Roche, Champon other_regions_australia this is not to sayFirst bottled separately in 2018, the 2019 Cote Rotie Le Champon comes from an east facing site that Clusel says delivers more concentration but also more freshness. It's an impressive wine this year, with scents of crushed stone, black olives and raspberries on the nose, ample concentration and richness on the medium to full bodied palate and a long, silky textured finish.