Les Vins de Vienne (Cuilleron Gaillard Villard)

Les Essartailles Côte-Rôtie Syrah

9.245 ratings
9.212 pro ratings
Côte-Rôtie, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

9.7

A powerhouse and perfectly defining this style of Côte Rôtie. Rich and textured with both berrylike character as well as smoky dark aromas. A classic

A powerhouse and perfectly defining this style of Côte Rôtie. Rich and textured with both berrylike character as well as smoky dark aromas. A classic

1 person found it helpfulJun 5th, 2017
Cristian "Guanciale" Glade

Terroir on the nose, bright fruit rounded off with nice acidity. A fantastic bottle!

Terroir on the nose, bright fruit rounded off with nice acidity. A fantastic bottle!

1 person found it helpfulNov 12th, 2012
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2011 - brown edge, very rich and complex smell, elegant

Vintage 2011 - brown edge, very rich and complex smell, elegant

Mar 7th, 2017
Evan Keaschuk

Smoked meat, violet, leather, and black pepper. Couldn't be anything other than northern Rhone after looking at those tasting notes

Smoked meat, violet, leather, and black pepper. Couldn't be anything other than northern Rhone after looking at those tasting notes

Mar 8th, 2016
Hum
8.8

A bit underwhelming perhaps the vintage is slagging. All of the easy drinking Syrah notes are there but the mineral bite of the North is gone.

A bit underwhelming perhaps the vintage is slagging. All of the easy drinking Syrah notes are there but the mineral bite of the North is gone.

Oct 18th, 2015
Ed Merrison

Garrigue, bacon fat, game, terracotta and red fruits show on the nose. Fresh, medium bodied and moderately intense on the palate, with pleasing layers of the bouquet. Good all round.

Garrigue, bacon fat, game, terracotta and red fruits show on the nose. Fresh, medium bodied and moderately intense on the palate, with pleasing layers of the bouquet. Good all round.

Jul 4th, 2015
Dave

Cooler temps make it a Syrah kind of day. Join me? This one is just hitting right today. Exactly what you want from Côte Rôtie, this wine has great meat, great fruit, great finish.. it's still young but doing just fine!
Listening to Emmy Lou Harris.

Cooler temps make it a Syrah kind of day. Join me? This one is just hitting right today. Exactly what you want from Côte Rôtie, this wine has great meat, great fruit, great finish.. it's still young but doing just fine!
Listening to Emmy Lou Harris.

Jul 20th, 2025
Michael Shcherbakov

Blackberry, plum, pepper

Blackberry, plum, pepper

Oct 19th, 2024
Jean-Philip Journeault

2010

Aug 14th, 2023
madame_toastte

My idea of liquid dinner. Dark berries, smoky, tobacco, spice, violet, meaty, dark tannins.

My idea of liquid dinner. Dark berries, smoky, tobacco, spice, violet, meaty, dark tannins.

Mar 22nd, 2018