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L A BELLE HÉLÈNECÔTE-RÔTIE

2015APPELLATION: Côte-Rôtie AOP

LOCALITY: Lieu-dit of “Côte Rozier” on the Côte Brune side

VINEYARD AGE: 60 years old

VINEYARD EXPOSITION: South

SOIL: Schist

GRAPE VARIETY: Syrah

VINE DENSITY: 10,000 vines/ha (4,050 vines/acre)

YIELD: 30 hl/ha (2.2 tons/acre)

HARVEST: Manual. Double sorting process (in the vineyard and on the sorting table in winery).

WINEMAKING: 50% whole bunch. Cold maceration in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks then fermentation. Native yeasts. Aged

20 months in French oak barrels.

ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 13.5%

CELLAR POTENTIAL: 20-30 years