Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Red |
Brand | Rostaing |
Vintage | 2017 |
Country | France |
Region | Rhone |
Grape | Syrah/Shiraz |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Drinkable | -2040 |
Stock | 0 |
Even better than last year, the recently bottled 2017 Cote Rotie La Cote Blonde was singing when I tasted it back in July. Floral and berry notes accent mocha-tinged aromas in this medium to full-bodied wine. It's silky, long and intense, with a couple of decades of life ahead of it. It's simply difficult to describe the waves of savory complexity this wine now shows, coupled with a succulent texture and tremendous length.
Jancis Robinson: Very private on the nose. Tightly clenched fruit on the palate. All tension and suspense. Weighty and fragrant, but the youthfulness is very obstructive to taste now.