Cote Rotie

Rhône Valley · France · Wine Auction Prices

Côte Rôtie — the 'Roasted Slope' — is the northern Rhône's most celebrated Syrah appellation and the source of some of France's most collectible auction wines. The steep, terraced schist slopes above Ampuis cover just 300 hectares, producing Syrah of extraordinary aromatic complexity, elegance, and longevity. Marcel Guigal's 'La La' series — La Mouline, La Landonne, and La Turque — define the modern auction market; single-vineyard Côte Rôtie bottled after 42 months in new oak, these wines trade at $300–800 per bottle for recent vintages and are among France's most reliable 100-point wines. Traditionally, Côte Rôtie is divided between the Côte Blonde (granite, clay, sandy soils, producing aromatic, feminine wine) and Côte Brune (iron-rich schist, more structured, tannic). Up to 20% Viognier may be co-fermented with Syrah, adding floral lift and aromatic complexity — La Mouline uses ~11%.