Jean-Michel Gerin
La Vialliere Côte-Rôtie Syrah
Côte-Rôtie, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Needs Time, great nose. Good thing I have two more bottles to see the maturation. 2012 vintage
Needs Time, great nose. Good thing I have two more bottles to see the maturation. 2012 vintage
Mar 31st, 2019
L'éternel regret: en avoir douze de plus pour pouvoir en ouvrir une par an. Encore trop jeune mais malgré tout sublime ! De la densité, du fruit. Pas encore une évolution très prononcée mais ça s'amorce.
L'éternel regret: en avoir douze de plus pour pouvoir en ouvrir une par an. Encore trop jeune mais malgré tout sublime ! De la densité, du fruit. Pas encore une évolution très prononcée mais ça s'amorce.
1 person found it helpfulOct 30th, 2016
Violets, wet granite, smoked meats, peppercorns
Violets, wet granite, smoked meats, peppercorns
Aug 24th, 2016
2017 vintage. Opened two bottles for the FLB (Friday Lunch Bunch) and decanted both. Small amount of sed observed in both bottles. Tasted after 15 minutes and 2 hours. Medium body with medium heavy body intensity. Cinnamon, fresh mud, dark plum, allspice and tobacco coming through loud and clear. It was two bottles of this for a group of 9 or one bottle of 2019 Rostaing La Viallière for the same group... choices...3.27.26.
2017 vintage. Opened two bottles for the FLB (Friday Lunch Bunch) and decanted both. Small amount of sed observed in both bottles. Tasted after 15 minutes and 2 hours. Medium body with medium heavy body intensity. Cinnamon, fresh mud, dark plum, allspice and tobacco coming through loud and clear. It was two bottles of this for a group of 9 or one bottle of 2019 Rostaing La Viallière for the same group... choices...3.27.26.
Mar 27th, 2026Earthy- not big - excellent with lamb/Mediterranean meat/ not big enough for steak. Dinner party in bridge
Earthy- not big - excellent with lamb/Mediterranean meat/ not big enough for steak. Dinner party in bridge
Aug 14th, 2021
pure red and black fruit but hiding behind a wall of oak...this will take at least 5 or 7 years before being enjoyable...very fine tannins...
pure red and black fruit but hiding behind a wall of oak...this will take at least 5 or 7 years before being enjoyable...very fine tannins...
Oct 26th, 2019
Delicious, bramble fruit wave greets you up front but then you get that wet stone taste and a little bit of spice at the end; velvety tannins trail off for a while. Great #rhone #syrah wine but the 2015 bottle prices seem to be getting a little out of hand. This Syrah paired pretty well with a Lamb Souvlaki plate at a BYOB Greek restaurant - I have to say the wine outshone the kebabs, though.
Delicious, bramble fruit wave greets you up front but then you get that wet stone taste and a little bit of spice at the end; velvety tannins trail off for a while. Great #rhone #syrah wine but the 2015 bottle prices seem to be getting a little out of hand. This Syrah paired pretty well with a Lamb Souvlaki plate at a BYOB Greek restaurant - I have to say the wine outshone the kebabs, though.
Jul 11th, 2019