2005 Yves Cuilleron - Cote-Rotie Coteau de Bassenon
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The 2005 Cote Rotie Coteau de Bassenon is a medium ruby-colored wine with notes of roasted herbs, white chocolate, smoke, and some of the raspberry and cherry notes that Cote Rotie provides. You certainly can’t find much bacon fat in Cuilleron’s Cote Rotie, but the tannins are noticeable. This medium-bodied wine is very good, but hardly inspiring. Importer: Rosenthal Wine Merchant Ltd., Pine Plains, NY; tel. (800) 910-1990
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Bright ruby. Vibrant raspberry and candied cherry on the nose, with incense and baking spices adding complexity. Silky red fruit flavors gain weight with air, picking up notes of bitter chocolate and licorice. Brisk and sweet on the finish, which echoes the succulent raspberry quality. The tannins are very nicely absorbed here.
Saturated ruby. Deep, ripe, intensely spiced red fruit aromas with hints of violet and licorice. Cinnamon and nutmeg accent raspberry and wild strawberry flavors, with fine-grained tannins providing structural support. The red fruit notes echo on the long, silky finish.