2018 Cote Rotie Les Grandes Places
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Saturated ruby. Ripe black and blue fruits, incense, olive and a strong violet note on the exotically perfumed nose, along with smoky mineral and spice flourishes. Sappy and broad in the mouth, showing impressive depth and fine definition to its ripe boysenberry, cherry liqueur, salty olive and floral pastille flavors. At once rich and lively in character, this finishes with impressive power, well-judged tannins and lingering spice, mineral and floral notes.
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Josh Raynolds
Josh Raynolds
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Hugely perfumed dark fruit, floral and spice scents show excellent clarity and pick up a minerally accent as the wine stretches out. Densely packed yet lively as well, offering palate-staining black raspberry, cassis, bitter cherry and licorice flavors and a suave candied floral note. The mineral nuance returns on the impressively long, penetrating finish, which features gently chewy tannins and lingering violet and smoked meat notes.