Product Description

Mathieu Chambeyron: “Syrah Cuvée Clara 2017. My father planted this plot in 1976. It is 350m above sea level and 300m from the Côte Rôtie appellation. My work in the vineyard and in winemaking are identical to the Côte-Rôtie. The Clara cuvée is 100% syrah, 100% destemmed. Traditional vinification in concrete vats. Aging for 12 months in oak barrels including 0% new wood

Clara is the name of Mathieu Chambeyron’s daughter and first child. From vines outside of the Côte-Rôtie dotted line, the bottle takes the name “Collines Rhondaniennes,” referring to the hills and valleys of the Northern Rhône. In theory, yes, a vague expansive hilly area, but in actuality, Collines Rhondaniennes has pockets of precious terroir, old-vine Syrah that is Côte-Rôtie in all but name. You can hear that ” CôteRôtie” pride in Mathieu’s voice just below. Cuvée Clara is lively with purple and pinkish rubies. The fruit leans more purple than red and gushes with spice, earth, and fresh acidity. This isn’t a thin and crispy Syrah, there’s marrow and glow