2017 Cote Rotie Les Grandes Places
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Deep, dark violet. Primary dark fruit aromas are complemented by suggestions of incense, candied flowers and exotic spices, along with subtle cracked pepper and cola nuances. Deeply concentrated blueberry, bitter cherry and violet pastille flavors slowly turn sweeter as the wine opens up. Shows outstanding energy and mineral thrust on an extremely long, focused finish that features fine-grained tannins and repeating blue fruit and floral character.
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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An attractive nose with blackberries and dark plums, swathed in fine-ground, woody spices. The palate has a smooth, succulent and fleshy feel. Very long, fresh and crunchy. Granular. Try from 2024; this has serious aging potential.
Organic. 100% Syrah. Tasted blind. Almost jammy black fruit on the nose, plus sweet vanilla spice. Excellent peppery character to the palate with savoury black cherry fruit and a moderate floral finish. Covers all the classic Côte Rôtie checkpoints. Stylish, balanced, relatively light. (RH)