2020 Côte Rôtie "Le Combard" Domaine Garon

📌 Description

Côte-Rôtie Le Combard 2020 – Domaine Garon is a Syrah of high intensity, born from steep hillside vineyards on gneiss and granite soils. A sunny, concentrated vintage, 2020 delivers a powerful, elegant, and profound wine where ripe fruit richness meets a racy tannic frame and pronounced minerality.

🍇 Grape Variety

100% Syrah.

The emblematic grape of the Northern Rhône reveals ripe black fruits, violet, black pepper, licorice, and smoky notes.

🌍 Region / Country

Northern Rhône Valley – Côte-Rôtie (France).

The Le Combard climat, with steep southeast-facing slopes, lies on poor gneiss and granite soils, imparting tension, minerality, and length.

🌡️ Serving Temperature

Serve between 16 and 17 °C (61–63 °F). Decant 1 to 2 hours when young to release its full complexity.

⏳ Ageing Potential

15 to 20 years.

• 2024–2028: powerful youth, with present yet elegant tannins.

• 2029–2036: peak, ideal balance of fruit, spice, and depth.

• After 2037: tertiary evolution with leather, truffle, game, and forest floor.

👁️ Appearance

• Color: intense purple with garnet highlights.

• Clarity: clear and bright.

• Legs: thick and regular, marking richness and concentration.

👃 Nose

• Aromatic intensity: complex and racy.

• First nose: blackberry, blackcurrant, black plum.

• Second nose: violet, black pepper, licorice, smoky notes, and wet stone.

👄 Palate

• Attack: dense and ample.

• Structure: firm yet refined tannins, balanced acidity.

• Dominant aromas: ripe black fruits, spices, violet, licorice, and marked minerality.

• Overall balance: powerful, elegant, and harmonious.

• Length: very long, with a spicy and mineral finish.

🍽️ Food Pairings

• Roasted or grilled red meats (prime rib, ribeye).

• Game stews (wild boar, venison, hare).

• Rich, spicy slow-cooked dishes.

• Aged, characterful cheeses (Bleu d’Auvergne, Salers, sheep’s tomme).

⭐ Overall Impression / Style

Côte-Rôtie Le Combard 2020 – Domaine Garon is a Syrah of character, concentrated and profound, where the solar power of the vintage meets the minerality of its terroir. An exceptional wine, destined for long ageing.