Francois Gerard
Côte-Rôtie Syrah
Côte-Rôtie, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
This is the 2017 from Xavier Gerard. Black pepper lavender and mint. Still very young
This is the 2017 from Xavier Gerard. Black pepper lavender and mint. Still very young
Oct 4th, 2025
Lively and Lovely. Seems like a great time to open this 2017- it's soft and rounded but still has a nice tannic and acidic finish.
On opening there is a mesmerizing and distinct scent of cedar and what I can only describe as 'cold smoke' on the nose.
I wish that carried directly to the pallette but it's only there in the whisps of the aftertaste.
After an hour or so, pallette and nose exchange leads, the nose becomes a less intense fruit leather but the taste opens up- I think there is viogner hiding in here that comes out in the presence of oxygen. Maybe not sophisticated but certainly interesting.
This to me is a €45 bottle of wine so any more than that and my score starts to drop.
Lively and Lovely. Seems like a great time to open this 2017- it's soft and rounded but still has a nice tannic and acidic finish.
On opening there is a mesmerizing and distinct scent of cedar and what I can only describe as 'cold smoke' on the nose.
I wish that carried directly to the pallette but it's only there in the whisps of the aftertaste.
After an hour or so, pallette and nose exchange leads, the nose becomes a less intense fruit leather but the taste opens up- I think there is viogner hiding in here that comes out in the presence of oxygen. Maybe not sophisticated but certainly interesting.
This to me is a €45 bottle of wine so any more than that and my score starts to drop.
