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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - Seriously beautiful- in my upper echelon of Cote-Rotie for sure. This starts off particularly high-pitched and very savory on the nose, with cured meats, olive brine, and a bit of bright funk, almost barnyard. I love that kind of thing, but there has to be fruit, and thankfully it emerged really quickly- a super-pure, really fresh, yet obviously ripe blackberry just behind the savory blast, with a bit of baking spice thrown in for good measure. Palate is pretty much exactly the same as the nose. It's very concentrated and present, but has a surprising brightness to it, especially as the fruit itself clearly falls into the darker spectrum.

Only reason I'm not rating it higher is that I think it'll easily improve after a few years, when the fruit harmonizes a little more with the umami. It's not the most "elegant" Cote Rotie I've tried, but it's already super expressive and beautifully balanced in the slightly heady/full style.

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