Northern Rhone tasting

at Eli Raban's home, Rehovot
Tasted Tuesday, December 1, 2015 by Yagil with 271 views

Introduction

The bottles selected for this tasting seemed promising: all of good houses with good qualities, though not from outstanding vintages
We were 13 people at the table - a bit too much
Eli prepared lots of vegetables and tomatoes, with quality bread, excellent cheeses, and Uri prepared his great chicken stew

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 1995 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle 89 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    dark opaque red-brown
    excellent tertiary aroma of wet leather, sous-bois, truffles, and dark fruits
    med bodied, soft firm tannins, lean structure, medium complexity, somewhat over the peak, low fruits, short finish

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  • 2000 Tardieu-Laurent Hermitage 89 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    transparent light red-brown
    fruity floral fresh aroma with tart notes
    medium bodied, firm tannins, medium structure & complexity, pleasant but not great

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Flight 3 (1 Note)

Flight 4 (2 Notes)

  • 2004 Jean-Michel Gerin Côte-Rôtie Les Grandes Places 91 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    dark red-brown
    subtle elegant dark fruits and spicy aromas with hints of earthiness seems to be closed even after few hours after double decanting
    similarly on the palate , red fruits flavours, spices, graphite, medium bodied, soft firm tannins, balanced acidity; fine elegant structure & complexity, mid-length finish.
    should be opened 12 hours in advance.
    tasted neck to neck with 2004 M. Gerin Cote Rotie La Landonne and was a bit better

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  • 2004 Jean-Michel Gerin Côte-Rôtie La Landonne 91 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    dark red-brown
    subtle elegant dark fruits and spicy aromas with hints of earthiness seems to be closed even after few hours after double decanting
    similarly on the palate , red fruits flavours, spices, graphite, medium bodied, soft firm tannins, balanced acidity; fine elegant structure & complexity, mid-length finish.
    should be opened 12 hours in advance.
    tasted neck to neck with 2004 M. Gerin Cote Rotie Les Grandes Places which was a bit better

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Flight 5 (1 Note)

Closing

The white was very good - though unfamiliar style to many of the participants
the following two Hermitage were very good, though not excellent
the third wine, Cote Rotie, was excellent
the 4th & 5th wines, Cote Rotie, were very good, almost excellent

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