N Rhone Chez R

Tasted Wednesday, April 26, 2023 by lozatron with 135 views

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  • 2019 Julien Pilon de l'autre rive

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône

    Served blind. Purple colour, hint of brett on the nose. Lots of fruit there - someone said peanut skins, which I got. Jolly decent stuff, and by all accounts very fairly priced.

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  • 2011 La Lagune & Jaboulet Evidence par Caroline

    France, Vin de France

    Served blind. Does it fit the N Rhone theme? Yes it does we are told. Some blood and soil on the nose. There is Syrah there and something else - but what? One perceptive taster mentioned the Palmer / Hermitage bottling, and this is evidently something similar, perhaps in reverse. Decent stuff, will be interesting to see how it ages.

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  • 1999 Delas Frères Côte-Rôtie La Landonne

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    This was great and a wine one could happily spend an evening contemplating. On the nose - red fruits, some depth. On the palate, savoury, just a hint of butyric acid.

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  • 1998 Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    My first time with the sainted Jamet? Maybe so - certainly no tasting notes. This was superb - as good as it gets. "Bacon all the way down" a fellow diner said, and I can't but agree. Perfect balance, some olive there, good acidity. Not sure how much further this has to go, but a real pleasure and privilege to be drinking it now.

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  • 1998 Domaine Barge Côte-Rôtie Côte Brune

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    Well 98 N Rhone is clearly the place to be. Oddly I found myself drinking this faster than the astounding Jamet which sat beside it. Intensity and length on the palate. A hint of florality, some discussion of rose petals at the table, and the idea that this comes from their inclusion of stems. Lovely stuff, rounding off an exquisite flight.

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  • 1995 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas

    Served blind. On the nose - blood and soil - suggesting Cornas. The palate is elevated, not quite ethereal. Again, just lovely acidity and balance. On revelation - unlike the 98s, 95 gives the impression that it will go on for a long time. A real treat - possibly my favourite wine of dinner excepting the mega-flight...

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  • 1995 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    Served blind. I wrote "bloody Irn Bru" and I stand by there. N Rhone earth and acid but some kind of non-sweet sweetness to it. A fellow diner who has tasted this wine several times proclaimed this the best bottle they've tasted, and I can certainly buy that.

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  • 2000 Eric Texier Hermitage

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    Served blind. Some discussion of pepper - white vs black. This definitely had some white pepper, good acidity, again some floral notes, and a slight glossiness.

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