Côte Rôtie, Côte Blonde, 2004
Evocative Northern Rhône nose of crushed white peppers and wild fruits, intense cherry, raspberry and bramble flavours on the palate combined with cool, mineral and exotic spice characteristics, an impressive, complex wine of great precision and stature.
critic reviews
In stark contrast to the 05, the 2004 Cote Rotie Cote Blonde was open, evolved and ready to go. Loaded with garrigue, saddle leather, spice, and sweet raspberry and cassis-like fruit, its a wine Id drink over the coming decade while the fruit is still lively.
Bright red. Explosive, intensely perfumed bouquet encompasses smoky red and dark berries, cherry, fresh and dried flowers and an intriguing minerality. Deep in concentrated blackberry and raspberry preserve flavors but also boasts superb freshness and clarity. The bright, tangy finish doesn't want to quit, throwing off notes of floral pastille, graphite, tobacco and sweet red and dark berries. The wine's tannins are overwhelmed by sweet fruit.