Cote-Rotie is one of the most famous of the northern Rhone appellations with some single vineyard cuvees now selling for the same prices at first growth Bordeaux. It is the northernmost outpost of the Syrah grape.
Cote-Rotie是隆河最北的产区，很有名，价格媲美波尔多名庄。
Cote-Rotie translates as ‘roasted hillside’, as the south-facing slopes are exposed to maximum sunlight. The appellation covers 500 hectares with 200 hectares of vineyards stretching over 8 killometers. Vines have been planted here since Roman times although the appellation was only created in 1940.
Cote-Rotie翻译过来就是‘炙烤的小山坡’，葡萄园面积225公顷，罗马时代就有种葡萄，1940年成立的AOC。
It has only really been recognised as a top quality wine producing area since the 1970s with Guigal being the main impetus behind the revival..The two best slopes, Cote Brune and Cote Blonde, rise steeply behind Ampuis and overlook the river. The Cote Brune wines are much firmer and more masculine (the soils are clay and ironstone), whereas the Cote Blonde makes wines with more finesse and elegance due to the light, sandy-limestone soils. Cote Brune & Cote Blonde vineyards rise to 1000 feet with a gradient of 30-50 degrees.
因为Guigal等酒庄的努力，Cote-Rotie从1970年代开始牛逼。
俩最有名的斜坡：
棕丘(Cote Brune) ：强，土壤为粘土和铁矿石
白丘(Cote Blonde)：柔，土壤为三阿姨和石灰岩
斜坡角度30度到60度，面朝隆河，光照好
传说：Legend has that the two sub-regions of the Cote-Rotie, Cote Blonde and Cote Brune, were named after the blonde and brown hair colored daughters of a local lord who had two very different personalities.
The wines are made from the Syrah grape, however up to 20% of Viognier can be used in the blend. This adds finesse, elegance and floral characteristics to the wine. Viognier ripens more quickly than Syrah and the appellation rules stipulate that the grapes must be added to the fermentation rather than blended later. The best Cote-Rotie are very deep in colour, tannic and spicy and need 10 years to evolve and develop.
葡萄品种：Syrah和最多可以添加20%的Viognier(增加花香和酒的平衡等)
法律规定Syrah和Viognier必须一起发酵
好的Cote-Rotie色深，tannic and spicy，需要大约10年时间来发展和成熟
There are nearly 60 official vineyards (lieu dit). Best-known are: Cote Blonde: La Mouline, La Chatillonne (Vidal-Fleury owned by Guigal), La Garde (Rostaing). Cote de Brune :La Viaillere (Rostaing), La Landonne (Guigal, Rostaing) and La Turque (Guigal).
大概有60个正式的lieu dit：见上
Styles vary from heavily extracted tannic wines which need many years to soften through to lighter, supple and less structured wines which do not require extended bottle ageing. The most famous wines of Cote-Rotie are Guigal’s three single vineyard cuvees – La Mouline, La Turque and La Landonne. These are aged in new wood for 42 months and demand for them amongst connoisseurs and collectors is huge leading to prices sometimes comparable to Bordeaux first growths.
Guigal最有名的'La,La,La'就是La Mouline, La Turque, La Landonne(100% Syrah)
Recommended Producers: Guigal, Gerrin, Rostaing, Ogier, Burgaud, Jamet, Roch, Bonnefonds
Best Vintages: 2006,2005,2004, 2001, 1999, 1991, 1990, 1985
白丘（左）和棕丘（右）
Ref：BBR, WINE-SEARCHER, WIKIPWDIA, GUIGAL
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