2018 Rene Rostaing Côte-Rôtie Côte Blonde

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  4/28/2023 - rylanreynolds wrote: 94 Points

  Med body, high acidity, med tannin. A light on its feet Cote Blonde

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  3/8/2023 - Pinot Peter Likes this wine:

  Dark red, good acidity, this has a beautiful lingering sweetness, earthy tones, flavours of black and red fruits, spice and floral scents. Tannins pop upon the back of the palate as a moderate oak taste. Needs more time for the tannins to integrate and allow the wine to soften . Excellent wine.

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  2/1/2023 - Zoltán Németi Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Top notch syrah. Part of its charm is the traditional style: finessed, not oaky, not forced. So Old-World. Textbook Northern-Rhone, spicy, medium plus-bodied and tight. Dried black cherries, black currents, black pepper on the nose, and some green peppercorn – a suggestion of fermentation with whole bunches. Sinewy and a bit unforgiving at this stage, it has masses of chewy tannins. Decanting is recommended, it gets more approachable with airing, and actually it’s quite enjoyable already for its sheer power and depth – but not for smoothness. A long term wine for sure, built to age for decades. Hold for at least a few more years.
  
  Blog post: https://screwcapped.com/domaine-rostaing-cote-rotie-cote-blonde-2018/

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  1/8/2022 - Mazy Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Carafé une heure. Très costaud - beau et complexe certes mais trop jeune, ce qui n’est pas une surprise. J’entrevois un bel avenir à ce vin avec un peu de patience donc la note potentielle est certainement plus élevée.

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  4/27/2021 - Rote Kappelle Likes this wine: 94 Points

  I want to add this to balance my note on the loathsome 2012 - I want to provide testimony to show I am a true Rostywallah.
  
  Colour is medium red-purple, vibrant and with only a little fading at meniscus. A promising start.
  
  Nose is dominated (for me) by aromas from the Viognier component - but at this age, that is a good thing as it gives lift and some lusciousness to what might otherwise be a rather tight wine. I also get some pepper and spice and roasted meat, a hint of violets and plums. Really exciting. Are they using some whole bunches? If they are, it seems to be working.
  
  Palate is intense and long and pretty taught, yet there is volume that is clearly waiting for time to pounce. Tannins are fine and ripe and although not lacking they aren't out of balance, or aggressive. there is refreshing acidity but not sourness. This is damned good stuff. If they have used whole bunches there is no stalkiness, nor nasty stem tannins. There is some pleasing slipperiness (from the Viognier?).
  
  This is so much better on day 2, after decanting on day 1 that I have to say that it speaks of a long, long life, but if you open it and decant a day in advance it is very, very drinkable now. Wine for seduction - if they don't go weak at the knees over this you should run a line through their name.
  
  I do feel obliged to say that this is getting to be a pricey proposition in the Antipodes. If you get the chance try this against a cooler year from Clonakilla - the Syrah or, most especially, the Shiraz-Viognier (say 2014, or 2017) would make for a very interesting blind tasting with the Rosty. The CK is no Barossa plus size model (and oh, how we love them both) and the texture and acid are strikingly akin to the Northern Rhone. More Annette than Stormy. Beat me daddy, eight to the bar.

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