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Red
1985 Berry Bros. & Rudd Côte-Rôtie
Syrah
- France
- Rhône
- Northern Rhône
- Côte-Rôtie
Label borrowed from 1989
Label borrowed from 1976
Label borrowed from 1975
Community Tasting Notes 1
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bristol411 wrote: 90 points
December 16, 2010 - This was bottled by Berry Brothers into 70cl bottles at their Basingstoke warehouse ( a practice they stopped in 1989 apparently when European laws changed). The wine I believe, was made by Chapoutier, not sure if Berry's actually selected the barrels to be sent over. I bought this as a bit of a punt at a recent auction, knowing it had spent all its life in Berry's cellars, and have had good experience with Cote Rotie from 1985 vintage.
Good colour, deep mid-red with only slight fade at the edge. Lovely nose, quite fragrant spice, and pepper initially in the mouth, bit of black olive perhaps, nice and fresh, then moves toward a faintly bitter cherry finish and a hint of chocolate maybe. Nice drop of wine.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1985
- Type Red
- Producer Berry Bros. & Rudd
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Northern Rhône
- Appellation Côte-Rôtie
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 6 (23%)
- Consumed 20 (77%)
Food Pairing
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- VarietySyrah
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