FEATURES
🏰 The 2018 vintage was a strong year for the Northern Rhône, producing powerful and structured wines. Domaine Gangloff, under the helm of Yves Gangloff, is celebrated as a superstar 'minimalist' winemaker, with demand for his limited-production wines reaching a fever pitch. The 2018 Côte Rôtie La Barbarine has garnered high praise, with Vinous rating it 95-96 points, highlighting its youthful concentration and impressive length. Expect intensely perfumed black and blue fruit, licorice, olive, incense, and cracked pepper scents, leading to a palate with very good depth and energy, offering sappy blueberry, cherry-cola, allspice, and baking spice flavors. 【 Superstar 'minimalist' winemaker with fever-pitch demand and limited production 】.
🥂 This powerful and aromatic Côte Rôtie is perfect for a celebratory feast, a special gathering with fellow wine enthusiasts, or as a statement wine for an important dinner. It's a wine that commands attention and appreciation.
🍴 This Syrah-dominant wine is a natural partner for rich, gamey meats, roast white meats, braised dishes, and steak. It also pairs exceptionally well with lamb. For Eastern cuisine, consider robust dishes like grilled lamb skewers with cumin, or a rich, slow-cooked beef stew with star anise.
BACKGROUND
Domaine Yves et Mathilde Gangloff is a well-regarded wine producer based in the northern Rhône region of Condrieu,France. (and best-known for its sumptuous, Viognier-based wines from that appellation). From the Côte Rôtie, Domaine Yves et Mathilde Gangloff produces Syrah from 2.4 hectares (six acres) of vineyard land at the lieux-dits Combard, Mollard and Rozier. These cooler sites, located in the Côte Blonde and Côte Brune, are situated primarily on steep hillsides and are composed of gneiss, granite and mica schist soils. Founder Yves Gangloff established the domaine with his wife, Mathilde, in 1987.
