Roast meat, stems on the nose with a Burgundian freshness. The palate a tiny bit thin, no sweetness or thickness - so overall well done but can't betray the vintage, nowhere near the mouth and palate feel of the 97, 98 or 99 had recently. Drink up.
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Very similar to my August 2017 bottle, but showing a bit less leather and more pepper and minerality, lovely modest weight and acidity keeps it nimble, at or a bit past peak but still very enjoyable.
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A very nice aged Cote Rotie, showing less fruit and more of the savory pepper, meat, and smoke that make wines from this region so magical, along with a fair amount of leather reflecting its age. Quite enjoyable now, and while I don't expect that it will improve, it isn't likely to die any time soon either.
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Still very much alive and very typical indeed for the genre, this has bacon, olives, hints of coffee and som very black fruit. It is mature, and I fear the coffee notes will be more dominant in a few years, leaving an old wine, so drink up - and enjoy. #SøllerødKro#NC
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4/3/2021 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 90 Points
Roast meat, stems on the nose with a Burgundian freshness. The palate a tiny bit thin, no sweetness or thickness - so overall well done but can't betray the vintage, nowhere near the mouth and palate feel of the 97, 98 or 99 had recently. Drink up.
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5/15/2019 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very similar to my August 2017 bottle, but showing a bit less leather and more pepper and minerality, lovely modest weight and acidity keeps it nimble, at or a bit past peak but still very enjoyable.
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8/18/2017 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 91 Points
A very nice aged Cote Rotie, showing less fruit and more of the savory pepper, meat, and smoke that make wines from this region so magical, along with a fair amount of leather reflecting its age. Quite enjoyable now, and while I don't expect that it will improve, it isn't likely to die any time soon either.
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10/9/2016 - beatles wrote: 92 Points
Still very much alive and very typical indeed for the genre, this has bacon, olives, hints of coffee and som very black fruit. It is mature, and I fear the coffee notes will be more dominant in a few years, leaving an old wine, so drink up - and enjoy. #SøllerødKro#NC
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5/24/2014 - AudunG wrote: 92 Points
Typical Côte Rôtie aromas of bacon, smoke and forest floor. Light, intens and elegant. A fully mature and great Côte Rôtie.
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