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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 29 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Povilas on 4/22/2024 & rated 92 points: classic Cote-Rotie markers are already creeping in, with few hours of air - smoky raspberries, blackberry and blueberry, olives and bacon. Violets and black pepper. Palate has med+ tannings, that are very fine and seamlessly integrated with correct level of acidity.. mineral, peppery finish with tiny hint of green stems/olives. Still very primary but also a pleasure to drink. Very clear bottle, so I do not find funky side as in some previous notes. Well balanced wine, with very good future potential, still bit too young for my taste. (248 views) | | | Tasted by bullmrkt on 4/2/2024 & rated 92 points: It has been six months since I last tasted this wine, and I must say, it's now living up to my expectations as a Saint Cosme. However, I've noticed a quality issue with this particular vintage. There seems to be a bottle variation that I haven't come across in the past. It's unfortunate to see such inconsistency in a wine that I've always held in high regard. (296 views) | | | Tasted by 87tellub on 11/4/2023 & rated 92 points: PnP and enjoyed over two nights.
Matte purple/ruby, slightly cloudy. Smells like Syrah to me with a blend of pepper and spicy floral aromatics. Bright but with a slight underlying funk. Nice density to the palate and an impressive finish with respect to the intensity and impression. Saturated dark berry flavors and black olive. Drinking quite primary. N1 impression is this is nice; a little more weight would be good for my preferences, this is more elegant than masculine right now.
Predictably, it's showing better on night 2, very yum. I think this is in the early stages of its window. (659 views) | | | Tasted by bullmrkt on 9/7/2023: Unfortunately, I’ve also had an unusual experience with this wine. I don't recall anything off about the bottle I had last year, but this one had hints of flaws unlike any I've detected prior. Kind of oxidative but not really…it’s difficult to describe. I wonder what's going on with these? (Well stored in a temp/humidity-controlled cellar.) (822 views) | | | Tasted by snozzberry on 9/3/2023: Verging on defective. Turned mousy within an hour of opening. (793 views) | | | Tasted by Mario17 on 8/15/2023: Nez assez typé et agréable de syrah, violette, olives, ça se gâte en bouche, un peu diffus, sans aucune émotion et une bouche peu avenante et peu agréable. (938 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyFL on 7/21/2023: Just like a bottle opened in December, 2022. It was awful. As I said in a tasting note at that time, I would report in on this current bottle. The earlier bottles were very good. I have had it too long for damage during shipping to be a realistic cause. ......and the bottles have been well stored. As I said last December, the only time I have had this type of experience in the past has been with one or two other Rhone wines. (764 views) | | | Tasted by Jaber on 6/12/2023: 92 (663 views) | | | Tasted by benjamin96 on 6/4/2022 & rated 91 points: Beau cote rotie. Bleuet, violette, bacon, cote sanguin. Les tannins sont fins et bien présent, l’acidité soutient le tout pour apporter une certaine fraicheur. Définitivement trop jeune, mais va se bonifier avec le temps. La prochaine dans 5-10 ans. (1277 views) | | | Tasted by Steve & Merri on 2/19/2022 flawed bottle: Disappointing. Totally spoiled (1308 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyFL on 12/11/2021 flawed bottle: This bottle was undrinkable junk. Two prior bottles were rated 93-94 by me. One was consumed just over a year ago. This bottle was well stored. The conventional wisdom is that this wine has a good drink window left. Maybe that is not the case. I have had a couple of other Red Rhones roll over quickly in the past. I will try another bottle soon and report on it. There was no hint of a problem.....like a bad cork.
One other comment.......my notes from the last bottle say that there was one glass of the wine left for the second night and that it did not hold up well. Perhaps that is a hint to what is going on. (1441 views) | | | Tasted by Grinner on 1/22/2021 & rated 95 points: Rhone Rumble w/ JKW; 1/22/2021-1/23/2021 (Old Home of Woodward): Two in a row correct. It stood out for being a bit bigger / younger in this group. Big black fruit, licorice, iron, stone, florals and meat. Tannins obvious but smooth. Great QPR from the region. Now-2030. (2365 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyFL on 9/9/2020 & rated 93 points: Similar to the last bottle I opened. The bottle was open for about an hour an a half with no decant. This bottle was a little more on the deep/dark side than with the earlier bottle. One bad note......one glass was left for the second night. It did not hold up well. (2172 views) | | | Tasted by Blacksmith450 on 7/11/2020 & rated 92 points: Nez surprenant à l'ouverture par son côté animal, voire écurie. Avec l'aération cela se place. Le fruit explose en bouche et la finale est velouté. Excellent potentiel. Attendre ou bien carafer. (2441 views) | | | Tasted by Jean-Philippe M on 4/3/2020: Je pensais à un vin Nature, étant donné son côté animal particulier... Le vin à énormément de substance et de potentiel, mais le côté nature du moment m'a déçu.
3/5 (2256 views) | | | Tasted by Mario17 on 4/1/2020 & rated 88 points: Ouverte le matin, bouchon retiré pour le laisser respiré lentement. Un nez assez aromatique, viandeux avec un côté animal, touche florale et poivrée aussi. Une bouche structurée avec des tannins bien puissants, pas la plus grande classe et la plus grande élégance en bouche, une longueur moyenne aussi, mais un vin encore bien jeune qui gagnera à être attendu quelques années je pense. 88-89 pts (2263 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyFL on 1/4/2020 & rated 94 points: Had at a restaurant.....open for 45 minutes; no decant. I agree with other recent tasters of this wine. The terms others have used.....such as fresh, bright, dark berries resonate the most with me. Drinking very well right now. This wine lives up to the Pro Review Ratings. (1663 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 11/24/2019 & rated 94 points: Meaty, fresh, bright, peppery and lush, with a core of dark, sweet cherries, raspberries, licorice, smoke and flowers. There is a softness to the tannins and a freshness to the layers of spicy kirsch in the finish. Another 5 - 7 years or so will really round things out here. For an ever-increasingly expensive appellation, this offers good value in the Northern Rhone. (3697 views) | | | Tasted by 87tellub on 11/19/2018 & rated 92 points: Definitely don't open this anytime soon.
PnP: Very dark wine, opaque in the center. Attractive aroma of roasting meat. Swirl brings out lovely sweet purple fruit and flowers and polished leather. Medium bodied. Quite tannic. Red fruited character - cherries and plums. Violets. But palate somewhat closed off. Good length with a jammy character. Tried again after leaving bottle open for a few hours and shuts down even more. Conclusion now is very intoxicating nose already but obviously will benefit from more time in the bottle and when it opens will be super (94-95 pt potential for me). (2434 views) | | | Tasted by Matt Scott on 5/9/2018 & rated 95 points: So wonderfully layered and nuanced, with noir fruit, sous bois, truffle, lilac, river rock and rosemary. A contrail of a finish, and an almost cashmere middle palate. So much intrigue and aging potential. The tannins have an engaging richness. 2020 - 2035. (3224 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Northern Rhône: 2016 and 2017 Reds (Sep 2019) (9/1/2019)
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(Saint Cosme Côte-Rôtie, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, 2015 Northern Rhônes: Outstanding Wines for the Long Haul (Apr 2017) (4/17/2017)
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| Saint Cosme Producer website - Read more about Saint Cosme Cote Rotie Rhone Wines - Read more about Chateau de Saint Cosme Producer page on Importer websiteSyrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Northern Rhône Guide to the wines and appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley -
The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
Regional History:
Phocaean Greeks established viticulture in the Rhone as far back as 600 BC, but until the 14th century the wines were not seen outside the region. The establishment of the Avignonese Papacy (1305-1377) brought fame to the region's wine-so much so that their Burgundian neighbors to the north banned wines from the Rhone in 1446, a measure that effectively cut off trade with England and other Northern European markets for over 200 years. Stretching southward from Lyon to just south of Avignon, the Rhone produces a wide variety of wines, with the appellations north of Valence producing the least (in volume), and the towns south of Montelimar producing prodigious amounts. As in other regions, the most interesting wines come from small farms. Saint-Joseph, in the northern Rhone, extends for some distance between Condrieu in the north to Saint-Peray in the south. The reds are made from Syrah and the rare whites from Marsanne and Roussanne, and Viognier.
### 2017 vintage ###
"The first red wines already tasted in the Northern Rhône promise a beautiful vintage, with a quality close to the 2015 or even the 2009 vintage" - NEWRHÔNE MILLESIMESCôte-Rôtie Guide to Cote Rotie - Read about the Northern Rhone Valley
• The Appellation cover three communes - Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhône, Ampuis and Tupin-Semons - on the right Rhône river bank, within the Rhône "département".
• Soils : In the northern part of the vineyard, the Côte Brune, consists of extremely steep, terraced slopes of ferruginous mica schists which are covered with schist sand (arzel).The Côte Blonde has a varied geology with gneiss and granite predominating at the most southern side of the appellation.
• Climate : tempered continental. Dry, hot summers and frequent rainfalls during the other seasons. History : one of the oldest vineyards in France, first developed by the Romans. It is said that during the Middle Ages, "The Seigneur de Maugiron" bequeathed a hillside to each of his daughters, one was brunette and the other fair. Thus, were born the names of "Côte Brune" and "Côte Blonde".
• Area planted : 230 hectares (568 acres), for an annual production of 8,400 hectoliters (93,333 cases). Authorized maximum yield is 40 hectoliters/hectare (2,3 US tons/acre).
• Grape Varieties : Syrah (80% minimum). An addition of up to 20% of Viognier grapes in the crop is allowed.
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