Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie, Cuvee Classique 2001 CJF Selections burning embers and dark chocolate

burning embers and dark chocolate

Slightly youthful somehow with sweet fruit

A gorgeous dark purple colour in the glass with a bright pink rim

Gains flesh and weight with air while maintaining urgency and finishes sappy

Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie, Cuvee Classique 2001 CJF Selections burning embers and dark chocolate1. 0cm or better 93 Points CellarTracker Blind. Mid ruby to full smokey garnet. Nose quite subtle initially, though suggests N Rhne. Very smooth and mellow, tannins fully resolved, mid red fruit, a good line with lovely bright but balanced acidity. Mid 2000s? Initially the nose relatively mute and so wonder about St Joseph rather than Cote Rotie, but then the aromatics open up to a lovely violet top note. Densely silky, very smooth and moreish. Just