Xavier Gerard
Côte - Rotie
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.
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.
Apr 21st, 2020Violets. Blackberry, so floral. Juicy, deep and complex. Superb.
Violets. Blackberry, so floral. Juicy, deep and complex. Superb.
Jan 27th, 2019Lovely Cote Rotie even if unremarkable. Some good dark fruit followed by a spicy finish. Correct but nothing special.
Lovely Cote Rotie even if unremarkable. Some good dark fruit followed by a spicy finish. Correct but nothing special.
Nov 6th, 2024It’s getting there. A few more yrs and the baby fat will almost be gone. Nuance is just beginning to show.
It’s getting there. A few more yrs and the baby fat will almost be gone. Nuance is just beginning to show.
Aug 7th, 2022Lots of dark fruits, crushed rock mineral, nice balance, spice box & violets.
Lots of dark fruits, crushed rock mineral, nice balance, spice box & violets.
Apr 14th, 2022Blackberry liqueur, raw steak, tapenade, fine firm tannin, med + acid. This needs at least another 5 yrs
Blackberry liqueur, raw steak, tapenade, fine firm tannin, med + acid. This needs at least another 5 yrs
Mar 13th, 2022Lots of dark fruits that are pure, inky & jammy with notes of graphite, mineral, licorice spice & violet.
Lots of dark fruits that are pure, inky & jammy with notes of graphite, mineral, licorice spice & violet.
Sep 14th, 2021Youthful with good structure & balance. Enjoyed its dark jammy, inky fruits that had a polished & elegant feel. Just needs a few more years.
Youthful with good structure & balance. Enjoyed its dark jammy, inky fruits that had a polished & elegant feel. Just needs a few more years.
Jul 22nd, 2021Popped & poured that was pretty tight. Should have given it a long decant
Popped & poured that was pretty tight. Should have given it a long decant
Apr 8th, 2021