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Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie Ampodium 2013
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Reviewed by: Jeb Dunnuck
Moving to the 2013s, this vintage was described as "opulent" by Rene, which I found surprising, that is, until I tasted his wines. I was blown away by the quality here, and few other estates managed to get this level or richness and texture. The 2013 Cote Rotie Ampodium has an old-school feel in its cracked pepper, leather, violets, damp earth and sweet black raspberry fruit. It's medium to full-bodied, has notable tannin, yet ample depth, richness and length. This beauty will have 10-15 years of longevity.
Reviewed by: Jeb Dunnuck
The 2013 Cote Rotie Ampodium, which was just bottled prior to this tasting, is gorgeous. The wine is made from 100% Syrah from two top terroirs, Cote Blonde and Landonne, and aged all in Burgundy barrels; it has terrific notes of black raspberries, blackberries, crushed violets and dried flowers in a surprisingly forward, nicely concentrated, textured style that can be enjoyed anytime over the coming decade or more.
Reviewed by: Josh Raynolds
Bright purple. Intense floral pastille, dark berry and peppery spice scents on the highly perfumed nose. Juicy, incisive and pure, showing strong thrust and cut to the gently sweet black raspberry and cherry cola flavors. A smoky mineral quality adds lift to the floral-tinged finish, which lingers with excellent tenacity.
Reviewed by: Josh Raynolds
Bright purple. The nose presents an array of dark fruit and floral scents, along with hints of olive paste, whte pepper and smoky minerals. Plush and open-knit, offering round, intense blackberry and boysenberry flavors. Silky, sweet and penetrating on the finish, showing silky tannins and a lingering violet quality.
Reviewed by: Josh Raynolds
Bright purple. The nose presents an array of dark fruit and floral scents, along with hints of olive paste, whte pepper and smoky minerals. Plush and open-knit, offering round, intense blackberry and boysenberry flavors. Silky, sweet and penetrating on the finish, showing silky tannins and a lingering violet quality.
About the Producer
Rene Rostaing is quite famous in the Cote-Rotie area of the North Rhone. In 1971, there were only 0.47 hectares of vineyards, distributed in Cote Blonde and La Landonne. After inheritance and harvesting in recent years, the winery's vineyards have reached 6 hectares, and he also has 0.2 hectares of vineyards in Condrieu. The winery has introduced high-tech equipment in recent years, which can automatically stir and mix the grapes and grape skins. The soaking time can be as long as three weeks, which is longer than the average winery time, and the temperature is automatically raised to about 37 degrees, allowing the grape juice to absorb For more grape color and tannin, filtering before bottling depends on the quality of the wine of the year. If the winery believes that the safety is sufficient, the filtering action will not be carried out. Rostaing's general-grade Cote-Rotie and Cote Blonde are completely de-stemmed, while La Landonne is 50% de-stemmed. In theory, the wine is stronger and more resistant to aging and has more tannins. This winery produces five wines, basically Cuvee La Landonne is the best product of the winery, containing three vineyards, using 100% Syrah; next is the Cuvee Cote Blonde, containing two vineyards, which contains The 75-year-old vine is mainly made of Syrah, with a small proportion of Viognier added; in 1990, the owner inherited 3.5 hectares of vineyards from his father-in-law Albert Dervieux-Thaize, and later the wine was La Viailliere; The winery's general-grade wine, Cuvee Classique, is a blend of grapes from the three Cuvee plots above, mainly La Viaillere. The wine label only shows Cotie-Rotie without the Cuvee name, and uses 100% Syrah; in addition, in the Condrieu area, it is Liquor with the name of La Bonette, brewed by Viognier, with an annual output of about 160 cases, is not easy to find in Taiwan. The winery has two other VdP wines: Les Lezardes Syrah and Les Lezardes Viognier The owner also has Domaine de Puech Chaud in the Languedoc area of southern France. It produces one red and one white. The red wine is made with 80% Syrah. I am very interested to try it out and see how to use the exquisite technique of the Beilong winery. Brutal Syrah grapes from Xunhua South France.
