Community Tasting Notes 15

• melvinyeowq wrote: 90 points

  January 13, 2024 - Northern Rhone night: This was a perplexing one - smelled and tasted like a new-school, natty Grenache like Comando G. Sweet and jammy; no northern Rhone character here at all.

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• jviz wrote: 91 points

  July 22, 2023 - Over a year since my last bottle and essentially identical results. There is some egg-like reduction on opening and it really really needs air. That facet improved but was still present from the bottle on day two. When it finally blows off at that point, you have this really delicate expression of Cote rotie, with cherry blossom, cranberry fruit, and subtle hints of peppercorn and olive. So, pretty elegant but not a great value or particularly good vintage for Benetiere.

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• Raizes Likes this wine: 91 points

  July 9, 2023 - 樱桃、草莓的清新果味，香草和脂粉感强烈的花香，前调有些勃艮第风格的精致表达，而入口的表现过于轻盈。醒酒后，出现更多辣椒、胡椒、烤肉、黑橄榄和泥土的乡土气息，结构也更坚实、宽广，逐渐展现出接近Cote-Rotie古典风格的一面。甜美感明显的香气，在口中有更多偏向清苦植物性的特质，层次和复杂度都得到了体现，但也让人需要花费更多专注力去理解它要呈现的融合方式。随着时间的推移，从年轻的、奔放的、讨喜的风格转向了严肃的、冷峻的、克制的表达，像一场狂欢盛宴后的雪茄时刻。

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• B Paul wrote:

  March 5, 2023 - A little reduction. Pretty. Perhaps less savory/gamey than I’d expect for a Cote Rotie. In fact, this even reminded me a bit of a Burgundy (Vosne Romanee) at times. Berries, floral notes. Drinks well now (not overly structured) and should age over medium term. Very nice.

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• jviz wrote: 92 points

  May 22, 2022 - This was especially reduced on opening. Perhaps a touch bretty, too. However, with air, it blossomed into a rather elegant wine.
  
  Light to medium bodied, transparent with raspberry, cherry fruit, and a little white pepper. I would have guessed a cool vintage grenache, probably. Quite a stony, mineral finish with fresh acidity. I think that this will develop and further soften into a really silky Cote Rotie, might even be an early maturer; but for goodness sake, decant it to let that sulfur blow off. No sediment in my bottle.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2017
• Type Red
• Producer Marie et Pierre Bénetière
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Cordeloux
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Côte-Rôtie

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• In Cellars 546 (81%)
• Consumed 95 (14%)

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