2010 St Peray, Roussanne, Domaine Du Tunnel

2010 St Peray, Roussanne, Domaine Du Tunnel

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2010 St Peray, Roussanne, Domaine Du Tunnel

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As early as 2007 we identified Stéphane Robert as an rising star for Rhone wines, a top-class source of Cornas and St Péray. In this wine he uses 100% Roussanne; a quirky, capricious varietal which many growers fear to tackle because of its propensity to oxidise quickly but, if well-handled as in this case, one that is capable of producing gloriously rich, aromatic and finely-textured wine.

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Wine Advocate93/100
The 2010 St.-Peray Roussanne reveals surprising minerality for this grape along with more waxy, orange marmalade characteristics, a thicker, more unctuous texture and good acidity.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - Oct 2011 Read more
Robert Parker93/100
The 2010 St.-Peray Roussanne reveals surprising minerality for this grape along with more waxy, orange marmalade characteristics, a thicker, more unctuous texture and good acidity.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - Oct 2011 Read more

About this WINE

Domaine Du Tunnel

Domaine Du Tunnel

Located in a somewhat anonymous back-street of St Peray in Rhone, Domaine Du Tunnel is forging a reputation as one of the leading wine producers in newly rejuvenated villages of St Peray and Cornas, both famous through history and throughout France for making, respectively, excellent white and red wines.

Now, with the savoir faire of young vignerons such as Stéphane Robert, this reputation is set to achieve more international recognition.

Stephane began building this domain in 1994, when he was 24. He now works with 3ha in Cornas, 2.5 in Saint Joseph and 2 in Saint Peray, most of which he owns Aiming for wines which are characterised by fruit intensity rather than oak

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Roussanne

Roussanne

Roussanne is one of the most important white grape varieties in the Rhône Valley. It is a particularly pernickety grape to cultivate being a notoriously low yielder as well as being highly susceptible to rot. It is difficult to ripen, and seemingly prone to oxidation at every opportunity. Roussanne's name comes from its russet-coloured skin and it produces richly aromatic wines, often with fruit characteristics of lime and blossom.

In the northern Rhône it is typically blended with Marsanne to produce the white wines of Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, St-Joseph, and St-Péray. Generally Marsanne is the dominant partner and it lends colour, body and weight to the blend, as well as richly scented fruit, while Roussanne contributes bouquet, delicacy and finesse.

It is grown less extensively in the southern Rhône although it is one of the permitted varieties in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. There are plantings of Roussanne in the Languedoc and Rousillon and in the last decade the grape have been cultivated with particular success in California, where it is produced both as a single varietal and as a component of Rhône-style blends.

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