Tasting Notes
Côteaux de Tupin’ is the brothers' fullest bodied cuvée, with 100% whole bunch and aged predominantly in brand new oak barrels for 25 months. This cuvée focuses on the best terroir the Domaine has to offer, made from a few terraces located on the Côteaux de Tupin where the vines reach 60 years of age and are planted on leucogneiss soil. ‘Côteaux de Tupin’ first vintage ever made was in 2018, 2019 is the second year it is being made. Less than 1,000 bottles are made per year. - Importer Note
The vineyards of domain Duclaux are entirely situated in Tupin et Semons and in the southern sector of Côte-Rôtie and they have holdings in the following terroirs ; Maison Rouge, Coteau de Tupin, Tupin, le Collet, Coteau de Bassenon, Pimotin. The soils here are Gneiss and much softer than the granite soils further North.
Their winemaking style utilizes little new oak, but they believe in 100% de-stemming and the aging of the wines in 500-liter demi-muids, and occasionally smaller, used 228-liter casks. About 5% Viognier is co-fermented with Syrah for the La Germine, and their flagship wine, Maison Rouge, is 100% Syrah from the Cote Blonde.
This is a special source of traditional Côte Rôtie from two hard working brothers working great terroir. In many ways the exemplary work of the Gonon brothers in St Joseph come to mind when I think of the frères Duclaux. Say no more. - Importer Note
| Product Type | Wine Red Shiraz |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | France |
| Region | Northern Rhone |
| Sub Region | Cote Rotie |
| Winemaking Practices | Conventional |
| Vineyard Practices | Conventional |