S FL WS Group Monthly Blind Tasting (Himmarshee's - Ft. Lauderdale, FL): I vacillated between an older right bank and northern Rhone. This was a very poor year for the region which did come through in its thinness and lack of intensity. Surprised it showed as well as it did given the vintage and its age.
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Quite a deep red-purple colour for Cote-Rotie of this age. The nose starts earthy / mushroomy, but then clearly moves to more perfumed aromas. The precision of this change was interesting. Relatively "big" at this stage, but the finish is quite subdued and there's a little bit of a metallic edge to it. Tannins have softened and overall a well-made wine, with just a fraction less complexity than the others on show.
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9/7/2017 - Lype wrote:
On the ropes, clearly past peak.
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3/26/2011 - vinole wrote: 86 Points
S FL WS Group Monthly Blind Tasting (Himmarshee's - Ft. Lauderdale, FL): I vacillated between an older right bank and northern Rhone. This was a very poor year for the region which did come through in its thinness and lack of intensity. Surprised it showed as well as it did given the vintage and its age.
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10/29/2006 - Ian S wrote:
Quite a deep red-purple colour for Cote-Rotie of this age.
The nose starts earthy / mushroomy, but then clearly moves to more perfumed aromas. The precision of this change was interesting.
Relatively "big" at this stage, but the finish is quite subdued and there's a little bit of a metallic edge to it. Tannins have softened and overall a well-made wine, with just a fraction less complexity than the others on show.
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