1998 Domaine Gallet (Henri et Philippe) Côte-Rôtie

Community Tasting Notes (23) Avg Score: 91.1 points

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  2/20/2016 - acyso wrote: 90 Points

  They don't make 'em like they used to (New York City, NY): There was some talk that this was corked, but I didn't notice it. That said, this was quite funky. Restrained, perfumed, and smoky on the nose. Quite light, with fresh acidity on the palate. This struck me as a bit simple, without too much power. I'm told other bottles have been more powerful and meaty, but that just wasn't the case tonight.

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  2/20/2016 - salil wrote:

  Excessibe Rhone and Riesling night (St. Marks Place Grand Sich, NY): Some debate on the table whether this might be corked. This didn't have the vivid meaty/leathery character I typically expect from Gallet, but I found plenty of red and dark fruit tinged with more savoury earthy and slightly funky, dirty notes (maybe what others identified as TCA?) I didn't notice any overt TCA, though it certainly didn't show the intensity or depth of previous bottles and seemed to be missing a couple of gears.

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  2/18/2016 - Hodby wrote: 93 Points

  Medium-light red-violet color. Thundering nose: violets in a smokehouse, raspberry, Earl Grey tea. On arrival, medium-low tannin and medium-low acidity; elegance, a Gallet pattern. Raspberry and bacon from the nose repeat in the mouth with garrigue. Reminds me of early 1980's Guigal B&B Cote Rotie, and well, this vineyard was a big component of those wines. Terrific finish and matched well to our Carne Asada tacos and pinquito beans. Bottle #10 of twelve.

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  1/23/2016 - zrogoff Likes this wine:

  At first nothing, took 2 hours to open, then it was pretty much as one expects of a well made Cote Rotie of this age. Some spice, some acid, a little meaty, decent fruit. (A perfect match for a beef/bean stew flavored with smoked duck legs & sausage. )

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  12/8/2015 - MartyL wrote: 91 Points

  Olives, smoke, savory aromatics and a cool black fruit with nice acidic lift. Could only be from one place on earth.

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