2009 Cote Rotie
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Dark ruby. Black and blue fruits on the powerful, smoky nose. Lush and seamless on the palate, offering juicy blackberry and cherry flavors complicated by notes of candied flowers and licorice. Soft tannins add shape to the finish, which is broad, sweet and impressively long. This wine is surprisingly approachable now but has good aging potential. Burgaud predicts that it will be at its best around 2016.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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Glass-staining ruby. Intriguing, highly perfumed aromas of blackcurrant, cherry compote, vanilla and potpourri, with black pepper and olive tapenade accents. Graceful and focused, with sappy dark fruit and violet pastille flavors that coat the palate. Sweet and expansive, with excellent clarity, length and a lingering floral quality.
Deep velvety crimson. Dark cherry but with a zestiness hinted at. Denser on the mid palate than many. Rounded, quite rich but what it gains in depth it loses a little in length. Finishes juicy and fresh with marked oak flavour at the moment. Much more immediate than the other Côte Rôties I have tasted today. (JH)