Xavier Gerard Côte Rôtie 2018 EAU DE VIE A rush of ripe red/purplish

A rush of ripe red/purplish fruit makes a strong opening statement

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Barda is made from fruit from a 20-year-old vineyard

The estate name

Xavier Gerard Côte Rôtie 2018 EAU DE VIE A rush of ripe red/purplishAn assemblage of the estates finest parcels, the single Cote Rotie cuve produced at the Gerard domaine is sourced principally from the Mollard lieu dit (65%) with the balance a mix of Font Jean, Viallire, and La Landonne. The de stemming regimen varies with vintage, though a significant part is generally left as whole clusters. This is a finer expression of the appellation than many of its counterparts along the slope, with a purity of fruit and