Tasting Notes

95-96
Vinous Josh Raynolds - 01 May 20
Precise aromas of dark berry preserves, pungent flowers, pipe tobacco and smoky minerals; allspice and succulent herb nuances build in the glass. Broad, alluringly sweet and youthfully chewy, offering intense blackberry, cherry preserve, fruitcake and bitter chocolate flavors and a sexy candied violet flourish. Shows a compelling interplay of power and energy and finishes youthfully tannic and strikingly long, with lingering floral and mineral notes.
Drinking Date:
94-96
Robert Parker Wine Advocate Joe Czerwinski - 19 Dec 19
It's never easy to prognosticate how the final assemblage will turn out, but I tasted eight different lots of the 2018 Cote Rotie, the least of which I rated (92 - 94), with some as high as (95 - 97). Overall, the wines are very ripe (le Plomb clocks in at over 15% alcohol), with supple tannins but also adequate freshness. Together, the result should be a full-bodied, rich yet lively wine, with notes of violets, hickory smoke, black olives and cassis. Based on past experience, I'd expect this wine to look firmer out of bottle than it does presently, with two decades or more of cellaring possible.
Drinking Date: 2025 - 2040
18
Jancis Robinson Jancis Robinson - 14 Feb 25
Full bottle 1,370 g. Richer, riper and more flattering than the Terrasses 2018 from brother Jean-Luc. So rich that tasting it blind I wondered whether it might be La Mouline. (At that stage we didn't know it was so young.) Super-clean, pure and gorgeous. One of the lusher Côte Rôties. Really lovely. (JR)
Drinking Date: 2024 - 2040
Cote-Rotie Vineyard Fine Wine

Cote Rotie

Côte-Rôtie, a distinguished Northern Rhône appellation, is famed for its elegant, complex Syrah-based red wines. The name means "Roasted Slope," reflecting its sun-drenched, steep hillsides. These wines often blend Syrah with a small amount of Viognier, adding floral notes to rich dark fruit flavours like blackberries and plums, with peppery, smoky undertones. Top producers include E. Guigal, Domaine Jamet, and Domaine Côte-Rôtie, all celebrated for crafting some of the region's most revered wines.