DOMAINE ROSTAING - Condrieu La Bonnette - 2020
- - 92 points-
Jeb Dunnuck
February 2022"Always beautiful, and a wine you don't hear enough about, Rostaing's 2020 Condrieu La Bonnette...
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"Always beautiful, and a wine you don't hear enough about, Rostaing's 2020 Condrieu La Bonnette...
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For this appellation this is a remarkably restrained and rather elegant red with complex red-fruit,...
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There is only two percent viognier in the mix, but it does what it is supposed to do: lift the...
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Two single vineyards at almost 5000 feet elevation at Gualltallary. Tupungato is the engine behind...
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This 42 hectare vineyard run by the Bonnet brothers, Jean-Jacques and Remi has been certified...
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Svelte and well-defined, with currant, black olive and stony mineral accents that build toward...
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L'Ecole's well-priced blend is about half merlot, the remainder a combination of Bordeaux and...
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Such an inviting, peppered nose of black peppercorn, hot paprika and turmeric with notes of...
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Ground spice and fresh red and purple flowers mix with fennel seeds, brambleberries and a hint of...
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Ground black and white-pepper aromas jump out of the glass with pine and red fruit as well....
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An expressive nose of cranberry, raspberry, rosemary and elderberry. Medium-bodied with fine,...
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Blackberry, black cherry and baking spice on the nose. Full-bodied with firm, grippy tannins. Dried...
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Nicely expressive, with an open and inviting array of warmed raspberry and plum reduction notes,...
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Stylish and silky, relying on higher-toned red currant, cherry and raspberry fruit aromas and...
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Pear and white-peach aromas with some citrus follow through to a full body with layers of fruit and...
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Another incredible white from this family is the 2019 Hermitage Blanc, a powerful, concentrated,...
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A potential candidate for the wine of the vintage, the 2019 Hermitage is a massive, full-bodied,...
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Both Saint Josephs from Chave are brilliant, and the estate 2019 Saint Joseph offers classic...
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There's nice purity here, displaying a core of cassis and plum reduction notes coursing through,...
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This sports a fun tumble of cassis, cherry paste and raspberry coulis notes, while red licorice,...
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Leading off the 2019s, the Côtes Du Rhône Equivoque comes from vines bordering Côte Rôtie....
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I always love the Côtes Du Rhône Blanc from this estate and the 2020 is another gem. (Production...
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I loved the 2020 Condrieu. It's made in a more vibrant, reductive, racy style that carries classic...
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Cassis, cooked cherries, blackberry jam, dried herbs, gravy and mushrooms on the nose. It's...
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