Maryline et Christophe Billon
Vieilles Vignes Cote Rotie Syrah
Côte-Rôtie, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Outrageous wine. So elegant and the nose was to die for.
Outrageous wine. So elegant and the nose was to die for.
Apr 2nd, 2024
Still very tannic and tight, better after a few days open. Good volume, not the most transparent style at this point.
Still very tannic and tight, better after a few days open. Good volume, not the most transparent style at this point.
May 19th, 2023Needed a whole day to become civilized. Stunning nose of blueberry, blackberry, graphite, granite and dark flowers. Some saddle leather as well. Also wet pottery clay. Palate is juicy and concentrated with terrific energy and thrust. Sappy and fresh with such fine grained tannins. Terrific layering and a soft density. So pure and deep. Elegant like only the best can be. Amazing balance and length. Age for 5-7 more years then watch out!
Needed a whole day to become civilized. Stunning nose of blueberry, blackberry, graphite, granite and dark flowers. Some saddle leather as well. Also wet pottery clay. Palate is juicy and concentrated with terrific energy and thrust. Sappy and fresh with such fine grained tannins. Terrific layering and a soft density. So pure and deep. Elegant like only the best can be. Amazing balance and length. Age for 5-7 more years then watch out!
Jun 27th, 2022Turned a corner. Stunning leathery aromas. So succulent and long. Wonderful.
Turned a corner. Stunning leathery aromas. So succulent and long. Wonderful.
Mar 13th, 2022Young and stunning. Nose is big time violets, huge granite, so mineral and fine. Wow. Just the purest aromas one can imagine. Herbs, lavender. Concentrated and so juicy. Amazingly pure and fresh. Structured and deep. Lovely slippery fruit but this has been closed for about 6 hours straight now with glimmers of what it can be. Wait 5 years. It is all there.
Young and stunning. Nose is big time violets, huge granite, so mineral and fine. Wow. Just the purest aromas one can imagine. Herbs, lavender. Concentrated and so juicy. Amazingly pure and fresh. Structured and deep. Lovely slippery fruit but this has been closed for about 6 hours straight now with glimmers of what it can be. Wait 5 years. It is all there.
Nov 27th, 2020Just insane. Raspberry fruit cake, spice, florals, meats, savory, lavender, gamey, blackberry, perfumed, hint of a feral edge, omg, so concentrated and sweet. Terrific ripe tannins. Such purity. Deep. What texture.
Just insane. Raspberry fruit cake, spice, florals, meats, savory, lavender, gamey, blackberry, perfumed, hint of a feral edge, omg, so concentrated and sweet. Terrific ripe tannins. Such purity. Deep. What texture.
May 31st, 2020
Wow. Super perfume right away. In the first 10 minutes it’s changed five times. Now it’s really tingly in the nose. There are none of the super black austere fruits I’m accustomed to with the northern Rhône. Really rich and fragrant raspberries and black raspberries and purple florals. It’s like candied but without sugar. There is a feral edge, like great sweet charcuterie. The finish is really long and clean and mineral with good full tannins. Really in a class by itself (For me). Wow.
Wow. Super perfume right away. In the first 10 minutes it’s changed five times. Now it’s really tingly in the nose. There are none of the super black austere fruits I’m accustomed to with the northern Rhône. Really rich and fragrant raspberries and black raspberries and purple florals. It’s like candied but without sugar. There is a feral edge, like great sweet charcuterie. The finish is really long and clean and mineral with good full tannins. Really in a class by itself (For me). Wow.
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