Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Rene Rostaing |
Label Name: | Cote Rotie Cote Blonde |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Côte-Rôtie, Northern Rhône |
Volume: | 1500ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Syrah (up to 5% Viognier in some years) |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Major scores for the 2017: Wine Advocate 98, Jeb Dunnuck 98, Decanter 97, Vinous 95, Wine Spectator 94; widely praised for complexity and ageing potential
Tasting Note
Perfumed violet and dark-berry aromas with black raspberry, cassis, spice and smoked-mineral notes. Silky texture, fine-grained tannins, vivid acidity and an expansive, saline-tinged finish of spice and floral lift. Ageworthy and elegant.
Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, beef short ribs, duck confit, aged hard cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, Korean BBQ (bulgogi), char siu, Sichuan pepper beef.
Production Method
Hand-harvested; long maceration (≈4 weeks) with high whole‑cluster percentages, native yeasts; aged ~18 months in mostly used demi‑muids (minimal new oak).
Vineyard Info
Domaine René Rostaing, founded 1971; cult Northern Rhône estate producing single-vineyard Côte Blonde from old vines on limestone/arpel/flinty soils; now managed by Pierre Rostaing.