Bernard Levet
Côte-Rôtie Les Journaries
Côte-Rôtie, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Deep ruby; medium intensity aromas of ripe and dried black fruit, black plum, black cherry, earth, underbrush, subtle spice; dry, medium plus acid, medium plus tannins, medium alcohol, full bodied, medium intensity flavors consistent with aromas; medium finish, flavors concentrated and well balanced, paired with lamb stuffed eggplant, opened up after 24 hours, very good
Deep ruby; medium intensity aromas of ripe and dried black fruit, black plum, black cherry, earth, underbrush, subtle spice; dry, medium plus acid, medium plus tannins, medium alcohol, full bodied, medium intensity flavors consistent with aromas; medium finish, flavors concentrated and well balanced, paired with lamb stuffed eggplant, opened up after 24 hours, very good
Dec 2nd, 2019
More spice-y and fruit-y than I recall vs other vintages.. even more southern rhone-y.
More spice-y and fruit-y than I recall vs other vintages.. even more southern rhone-y.
Sep 13th, 2020ripe & round black fruit, acid and exceptionally long. What a surprising pairing with quail, green beans and polenta, but this really worked.
ripe & round black fruit, acid and exceptionally long. What a surprising pairing with quail, green beans and polenta, but this really worked.
Oct 22nd, 2016
