Côte Rôtie, Côte Brune
    René Rostaing

    Côte Rôtie, Côte Brune, 2018

    98/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Broking
    1. 2018

      6x75cl

      DP

      £1,607.12

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Broader and more open-knit than the Blonde. Full meaty dark cherry fruit with notes of blood orange and sweet woody spices. All-consuming not just for its scale and breadth but also for its incredible fluidity and texture. Totally absorbing Côte Rôtie. Epic. This comes from a parcel once owned by Marius Gentaz that René replanted in 1999. Perfectly situated between La Turque and the Brune from Jamet. It is not produced every year but according to the quality and suitability of the season. You don’t have the limestone you get in Cote Blonde, here, but a redder clay and schist soil giving broader-scale wines. Fermented with 100% whole bunches and aged in large demi-muid casks, a maximum of 10% of which are new.

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    Critic Reviews

    98/100
    Josh Raynolds,
    Vinous
    Inky violet color. A deeply perfumed, mineral-tinged bouquet displays aromas of ripe dark berries, cherry liqueur, exotic spices and incense, which are complemented by building floral, smoky bacon and olive notes. Palate-staining blackberry, cassis, fruitcake, licorice and succulent herb flavors show excellent depth and become sweeter and more energetic as the wine slowly stretches out. The spice and floral qualities repeat emphatically on the mineral-driven finish, which hangs on with superb tenacity and mounting tannins.
    drinking window 2026 - 2036
    date of review 12/2022

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Rhone
    Appellation:
    Côte Rôtie
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Syrah
    abv:
    13%

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