DOMAINE ROSTAING - Côte Rôtie Côte Blonde - 2016

DOMAINE ROSTAING

Côte Rôtie Côte Blonde 2016

- 98 points -

No destemming here, aged in mostly old demi-muids with no more than 10% new oak. A captivatingly pretty floral fragrance can be coaxed out along with aniseed and blackberry notes, but it's tightly wound for now. The rounded palate is dense, with good concentration of red fruit and delightfully perfumed juniper. Soft tannins coat the mouth, and oak is present but well judged. There's good balancing acidity and a lovely, gently mineral seam leads onto a long, saline, savoury, piercing finish. Real detail and precision.

 

Matt Walls, October 2017


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