 Wine Regions of France:
Northern Rhône
France Region:
Rhône-Alpes
Domaine Clusel-Roch started as Domaine Clusel, founded by the René Clusel who began bottling his wine in 1969. At the time, René Clusel had but one hectare of vineyard along with many hectares of apricot trees. One of his holdings was a tiny parcel on Les Grandes-Places, planted by his father Baptiste Clusel before World War II. During the seventies, the wines of Côte Rôtie did not have the reputation that they have now, but Rene's wines were always appreciated by connoisseurs.
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In 1962, Maurice Combier left the Ardèche and bought property in Pont de l'Isère, about 15 kilometres north of Valence. There he continued his father Camille's tradition of growing fruit. The apricots and peaches were sold to a local fruit cooperative (the Valence area was at this time France's top fruit hub), and the grapes were sold to the cooperative in Tain l'Hermitage.
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Domaine Clusel-Roch Côte Rôties
Domaine Combier Crozes Hermitage