2020 Cote Rotie Lancement
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Opaque ruby. A seductively perfumed bouquet evokes mineral- and spice-accented red and blue fruits, peony, vanilla and incense, along with a botanical herb nuance and a hint of black pepper. Broad and fleshy but distinctly lively on the palate, offering intense Chambord, cherry-cola, fruitcake, floral pastille and exotic spice flavors that show outstanding clarity and back-end lift. Smooth, steadily building tannins add shape to an extremely persistent finish that echoes the mineral and floral notes.
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The 2020 Côte Rôtie Lancement has more black fruits as well as some classic Côte Rôtie floral and mineral notes. This vineyard normally yields a more ethereal, feminine wine, but this is a powerful, dense, stacked barrel sample with plenty of fine grained tannins and a great finish.
Darker fruited and more intense, the full-bodied 2020 Cote Rotie Lancement delivers layers of black olive, blackberry and mocha flavors. Almost creamy in feel across the mid-palate, with a rich, velvety finish, this looks to be the star of the Garon cellar in 2020.