Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie Cote Brune

Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie Cote BruneDeep, youthful violet. Deeply perfumed aromas of ripe blackberry, boysenberry, incense, violet candy and smoky minerals show excellent clarity and spicy lift. Impressively concentrated and alluringly sweet, offering palate staining dark berry liqueur, licorice candy, bitter chocolate and violet pastille flavors, complemented by a touch of exotic spices that emerges on the back half. Finishes broad, chewy and strikingly long, with steadily building

a touch of decayed leaves and smoky scents coming through with aeration

Discreet raspberry aromas

This is not an especially elegant Corton yet neither is it overtly rustic

earth and mocha-inflected red and dark currant aromas that are set off by moderately prominent wood toast notes

occasionally other Echézeaux is added from purchases but in 2018 this is a domaine wine)

more in line with how I thought it would turn out from barrel than when I first tasted it from bottle last year

Densely packed but quite tight and dry

The harvest date returned once more to that of tradition

although it tapers in a little toward the finish when you would expect it to fan out

this is an impressive set of wines

There is excellent intensity to the overtly mineral-driven middle weight flavors that flash very good cut on the sneaky long

A classic Vosne nose displays a ripe and fresh combination of plum