I had the opportunity to taste this Cote Rotie in my WSET 3 course, and I can easily place it among the greatest wines I’ve ever enjoyed. This was enormously complex - I felt like I couldn't write down all the flavours I was tasting fast enough! It opened up elegantly with floral blossom and violet, then typical Syrah dark fruit flavours came in, blackberry & blueberry. Under that fruit there was a richness of stewed fruit, cinnamon, honeysuckle and even banana. Finally the finish carried a long smoky, meaty, leathery note.
Quality: Outstanding, no argument.