Côte Rôtie, Côte Blonde, 2010

Name: Côte Rôtie, Côte Blonde
Brand: René Rostaing
Price: 1865.47 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

René Rostaing’s Côte Blonde is perennially one of the legendary wines of the Rhône, vintage after vintage. Never a shrinking violet, this is often a muscular, intense Côte-Rôtie of huge concentration that requires several years to show its greatness. The 2010 is among the very finest René has produced. Focused and fine but with a firm tannic backbone, there is a tremendous balance here between ripe lush fruit in the style of 2009 with an extra sappiness. This is so fresh, noble and complex, superb flavours of bramble, cassis, black and red cherry, violets, cedar wood, herb and pepper spices. A glorious wine that will reward cellaring.

critic reviews

99/100Jeb Dunnuck,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Truly blockbuster stuff, and a wine that will compete with the 99 when its at full maturity, the 2010 Cote Rotie Cote Blonde gave up a spectacular array of sweet red and black raspberry, cassis, violets and underbrush. A full-bodied, impeccably balanced, yet concentrated and massive Cote Rotie, it has world-class tannin quality, a stacked mid-palate and blockbuster length. It will need another decade to show some maturity, and hold nicely through 2040.

DRINKING WINDOW 2018 - 2040

date of review 02/2015

96/100Josh Raynolds,Vinous

Saturated ruby. A wild, intensely perfumed bouquet evokes red and dark berry liqueur, potpourri and incense, with an intense mineral overtone. Juicy, focused and deeply concentrated but light on its feet, offering palate-coating black raspberry and cherry-cola flavors that become fleshier with air. Finishes sweet and extremely long, with silky tannins, outstanding focus and a suave floral pastille quality.

date of review 03/2013