Monthly Tasting Group EEE #046; Côte Rôti

@ JWS
Tasted Wednesday, January 6, 2016 by Zweder with 633 views

Introduction

We all had to bring a wine of the theme. We did not know which wines were brought. All wines were poured fully blind, also not knowing when your own wine was poured.

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Flight 2 (3 Notes)

  • 1998 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde 91 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    In the bouquet fresh and ripe red berries, cerise, raspberries, plums and some tobacco. On the palate a juicy wine with red and dark berries, spices like pepper, some leather, salty licorice and laurel. Good acidity and tannin with still a good bite. I brought this wine to a tasting, but I did not know when it would be in the line-up. And even though I drank this wine last month as well, I did not recognize it. This bottle, although showing some maturity, tasted much younger than last month’s bottle.

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  • 2003 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde 89 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    In the bouquet red and dark berry fruits, some leather, tobacco and also something a bit musty. On the palate a very firm wine with a lot of licorice, laurel, acidity, firm tannin and bitterness. Very concentrated wine. Not showing any age yet. This can probably last until the early 2020’s. Even though I am not a 100% sure we had a completely clean bottle, I score the wine 89 for this evening for my own reference.

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  • 2010 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde 91 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    At first the bouquet was a bit locked and showed red berries like strawberries and some leather. Later, with some more air, it became much more expressive with minerals, animals and bacon. On the palate juicy red fruits of all sorts, dark forest fruits, herbs and spices like white pepper, vanilla, a touch of sweetness, good acidity and good, slightly sticky tannin. Good length with some pleasant bitterness. Juicy wine, already a pleasure, but in fact still too young. Better wait until approx 2020. 90 – 91+ for this evening.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 2004 Domaine de Corps de Loup Côte-Rôtie Paradis 90 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    The bouquet is not extremely expressive but shows dark fruits, earth and animals. On the palate dark forest fruits, minerals, soft licorice, some sweetness, good acidity and round tannin with still a soft bite. Good length. Overall a beautiful and harmonious wine. Ready now and no hurry at all. 89 – 90

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  • 2009 Rene Rostaing Côte-Rôtie Côte Blonde 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    Beautiful and complex bouquet with red and dark forest fruits, licorice, herbs and spices, graphite and some smoke. On the palate a full bodied wine with a lot of dark forest fruits, beautiful herbs and spices, some wax (positive), good and firm acidity and firm tannin which is round as well. Good length. Overall a beautiful and complex wine which is still too young. For me the WOTN. Start to try in 2020. 94+ for this evening.

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Flight 4 (3 Notes)

  • 2006 Saint Cosme Côte-Rôtie 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    Beautiful and expressive bouquet with red and dark forest fruits, flowers, herbs and spices, minerals, animals, bacon, mushrooms and a touch of barnyard. On the palate juicy red and dark forest fruits, typical northern Rhone minerality, some mushrooms again, beautiful acidity and fairly mild, but also still a bit sticky tannin. Good length. Overall a beautiful and juicy wine, showing the first signs of becoming mature. Around 2020 this will still be a beauty.

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  • 2007 Saint Cosme Côte-Rôtie 91 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    Expressive bouquet with dark berries and some red fruits as well, licorice, animals and a touch of barnyard. On the palate a sweet start with dark fruits, minerals, iron, some pepper, firm and juicy acidity and good, round tannin with a good bite. Still in its early maturity stage. Around 2018 possibly even a bit better. For this evening 91+?

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  • 2009 Saint Cosme Côte-Rôtie 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    Beautiful and complex bouquet with red and dark berry fruits, minerals, iron, leather tobacco, animals and bacon. On the palate ripe dark berries, minerals and metal, some earthy flavors, bacon, good and juicy acidity, firm and round slightly drying tannin with a good bite. Some good bitterness. Good length. Overall a beautiful wine which will benefit with some more ageing. Around 2019+?

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