Nicely integrated. Medium bodied. Smooth, rounded tannins; elegant; restrained. Flavours of sour cherry and plum; slight hints of meat. A nice wine although a bit pricey for the quality.
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I have pretty much resolved that good caliber northern Rhones from cooler, classic vintages simply need 15 years to be optimum, at least for me. So it was with the Rostaing. We decanted it, and finally in the third hour it came alive with great olivey, ashy, slightly leathery thrusty acids and nice, though not heavy mentholation. I'm not a huge fan of decanting and just think you're pushing the wine towards a optimum state it's not really ready for. I will certainly sit on my next (only) bottle for another five...
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9/6/2021 - vintage_whine wrote:
corked, but fruit still vibrant and acid intact, so not over the hill yet
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5/16/2012 - saturnaisland wrote: 90 Points
Nicely integrated. Medium bodied. Smooth, rounded tannins; elegant; restrained. Flavours of sour cherry and plum; slight hints of meat. A nice wine although a bit pricey for the quality.
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6/5/2008 - Brad L wrote:
I have pretty much resolved that good caliber northern Rhones from cooler, classic vintages simply need 15 years to be optimum, at least for me. So it was with the Rostaing. We decanted it, and finally in the third hour it came alive with great olivey, ashy, slightly leathery thrusty acids and nice, though not heavy mentholation. I'm not a huge fan of decanting and just think you're pushing the wine towards a optimum state it's not really ready for. I will certainly sit on my next (only) bottle for another five...
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