Domaine Christophe Semaska - Chateau de Montlys - Côte Rôtie 2017
Domaine Christophe Semaska is located in Ampuis, in the north of the Rhône Valley. In 1988, he bought the Château de Montlys and its 8 hectares of terraced hillsides. Today, the vineyard consists of 15 hectares of vines divided into several appellations: Côte Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Rhône and IGP Coteaux de Vienne.
The Côte-Rôtie is made from manually harvested Syrah. The harvest is 90% destemmed and then vinified for 20 to 30 days in closed stainless steel vats, under temperature control and automatic homogenisation by the natural force created by the carbon dioxide from fermentation. The wine is aged half in new barrels and half in barrels of 1 to 3 yearsfor 24 months.
Grape variety: 100% Syrah