Côte - Rotie

Nice, well-rounded CR, open and charming with lovely freshness. Fruity and brisk at first, slowly developed with more savory and floral nuances coming out with air. Day 2 was rocking. Black cherry/roast plum, violet, garrigue, singed wood, dried olives, granite.

This is so seductive. Smokey, granite driven nose, loads of mineral and floral as well but at its heart it’s super stoney. Just gorgeous aromas. Palate is so so elegant and beautiful, with lovely sap and depth. Really fresh with an explosive finish. Super sweet berry fruit that i has a tiny berry fruit intensity. So pure and accented with intense granitic expression. This is stupid good. Wears it’s 14.5% very well. Long finish. A baby but super impressive.

Violets. Blackberry, so floral. Juicy, deep and complex. Superb.

Rich condrieu but enough acidity underneath to make this food friendly.

@Delectable Wine evidently not Viognier. One of my favorite producers.

Powerful, young with some finesse and keen integration.

Very tasty

This was elegant & floral with notes of dark cherry, berry fruit, spice, olive & violet

Showing well, polished with good balance that needs more time

It’s getting there. A few more yrs and the baby fat will almost be gone. Nuance is just beginning to show.