2012 Les Vins de Vienne Côte-Rôtie Les Essartailles

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  11/8/2021 - vinero Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Very nice wine in a very good spot for drinking.

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  11/6/2021 - forceberry wrote: 89 Points

  A Côte-Rotie made by the négociant company formed by three Northern Rhône mavericks, Yves Cuilleron, Pierre Gaillard and François Villard. The fruit is sourced from lieux-dits around Ampuis (Combard, Côte Rosier, Grandes Places and Lancement), partly destemmed, fermented spontaneously and macerated with the skins for 2-3 weeks. Aged for 16 months in French oak. 13% alcohol.
  
  Somewhat translucent ruby red color. Quite savory and slightly restrained nose with fine-tuned aromas of cranberries and cherries, some savory wood spice, a little bit of evolved meaty character, light strawberry notes, a hint of brambly raspberry, a fragrant, herbal touch of rosemary and a curious, spicy whiff of saffron. The wine is ripe, somewhat mellow and silky-textured on the palate with a moderately full body and quite ripe flavors of juicy dark berries and wild strawberries, some toasty oak spice, a little bit of gravelly minerality, light brambly notes of raspberries and blackberries, a hint of savory old wood and an evolved touch of meaty umami. The overall feel is balanced but also quite gentle and approachable, thanks to the medium-to-moderately high acidity and quite ripe, friendly medium-minus tannins. The finish is quite long, savory and slightly evolved with flavors of ripe dark forest fruits, some fresh dark plummy tones, a little bit of savory wood spice, a little bit of sweet blackberries, a toasty hint of mocha oak and a touch of gamey meat.
  
  A nice and balanced but also somewhat anonymous and slightly soft Côte-Rôtie. Not a bad wine in any way - just one lacking a bit in character. In our tasting of 10 Northern Rhône Syrah wines, many wines from "lesser" (or less esteemed) appellations - like St. Joseph and Crozes-Hermitages - offered more freshness and character than this wine. Although this wine is starting to show some evolved qualities and depth of flavor, it still didn't manage to leave a particularly memorable impression. It's a nice and thoroughly enjoyable effort, but nothing I'd actively try to seek. Perhaps a tad pricey for the quality at 39€.

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  10/11/2020 - vinero Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Dark purple in the glass. Nice, fruity nose. On the palate black fruit and a touch of liquorace and spice. Moderate, velvety finish. Overall a very nice wine, relatively young, at a good drinking moment. I don’t think, that this will further improve with age.

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  3/25/2020 - vinero Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Dark purple in the glas, with a beautifull nose. The wine itself is rekatively light, with beautifull fruit and light tertiary flavours on the palate. The finish is very long with velvety tannins.

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  5/28/2019 - vinero Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Dark in the glass, morerate fruity nose. On the palate especially dark fruit and liquorace. This wine is relatively light for a Côte-Rôtie, but velvety and nicely round and therefore easy to drink and to enjoy.

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