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Brotte - Creation Grosset - Cairanne2022

RED WINE

PUBLIC
November 2025
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Brotte - Creation Grosset - Cairanne label
  • Producer Brotte
  • Blend Carignan
    Grenache
    Mourvedre
    Syrah
  • Country France
  • Region Rhone Valley
  • Appellation Cotes Du Rhone Villages
  • UPC 0 15643 53283 2

Reviews

Decanter 94

Classically styled Cairanne with ripe bramble and damson fruit, fine tannins and excellent length; hints of maturity, more to come.
Silver Medal 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards

by DC, Decanter , 2025

Wine Enthusiast 91

Black cherry, cranberry skin, violet, white pepper, and thyme come together in a concentrated and expressive nose. The rich, powerful palate offers notes of licorice, balanced by fresh acidity, with minerality and stoniness driving through the midpalate. It finishes on a soft, salty strawberry note. This is an easy choice alongside an earthy, juicy burger- think mushroom or bison.

by ACC, Wine Enthusiast , 2025

Wine Spectator 90

There's a lot of juicy, bouncy fruit to love in this red, with pure, alluring notes of cherry and plum etched in graphite. Shows hints of smoked bacon and fleur de sel, with a thread of savory acidity pulling everything together. Firm and focused on the chalky finish. Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre.

by KB, Wine Spectator , 2025

Technical Details

Description

Located in the village of Cairanne, Domaine Grosset belonged to Alain Grosset, Laurent Brotte’s father-in-law. The Grosset family has always been very active in the life of the village, especially in the development of its AOC. Domaine Grosset, just below the old town, covers 20ha and has Grenache vines of up to 100 years in age. The vineyard consists of two different types of soil: grey marls with sand, for freshness and structure, and terraces of sandy clay and stones, for aromatic intensity. The warm, dry Mediterranean climate is perfect for the maturity of the Grenache.

Tasting notes

Color: Intense ruby colour with garnet glints.
Nose: Very elegant with complex aromas of red berries, warm spices and dry forest floor.
Palate: Mouth warming and rich, its palate follows through from the nose with hints of cinnamon and red peppercorns married with ripe wild berries and prunes. The tannins are elegant giving way to a long toasted finish.

Vinification

Sustainable viticulture is the focus with de-budding, de-leafing and green harvest to limit the yield and increase the quality. Hand-picking is carried out into small cases for fast transportation to the winery to avoid berries’ crushing and oxidation. After de-stemming, gentle crushing, fermentation takes place at 28°C, followed by a 3 week maceration. The tannic Syrah and Mourvèdre are aged in French oak barrels (1/3 new, 1/3 1yr old, 1/3 2yr old), while the softer Grenache is matured in concrete vats and 100 year old oak vats to preserve the fruit. Bottling takes place in March, after more than a year of ageing, and a light filtering.