2010 Domaine René Rostaing Côte-Rôtie Côte Blonde
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From a truly great, benchmark year, the 2010 Côte Rôtie Côte Blonde is up with the ’99 and ’91 in terms of quality. Stunning notes of black raspberries, cassis, forest floor, and violets all emerge from this dense, concentrated, powerful 2010. With awesome tannins, plenty of mid-palate depth, and a monster of a finish, this beauty it going to evolve and drink spectacularly well for another 20 years or more.
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Truly blockbuster stuff, and a wine that will compete with the ’99 when it’s at full maturity, the 2010 Côte Rôtie Côte Blonde gave up a spectacular array of sweet red and black raspberry, cassis, violets and underbrush. A full-bodied, impeccably balanced, yet concentrated and massive Côte Rôtie, it has world-class tannin quality, a stacked mid-palate and blockbuster length. It will need another decade to show some maturity, and hold nicely through 2040.
Saturated ruby. A wild, intensely perfumed bouquet evokes red and dark berry liqueur, potpourri and incense, with an intense mineral overtone. Juicy, focused and deeply concentrated but light on its feet, offering palate-coating black raspberry and cherry-cola flavors that become fleshier with air. Finishes sweet and extremely long, with silky tannins, outstanding focus and a suave floral pastille quality.