2011 Domaine Rene Rostaing Cote-Rotie La Landonne, Northern Rhone

2011 Domaine Rene Rostaing Cote-Rotie La Landonne, Northern Rhone

2014 Domaine René Rostaing Côte-Rôtie Ampodium, Northern Rhone

2014 Domaine René Rostaing Côte-Rôtie Ampodium, Northern Rhone

2011 Domaine Rene Rostaing Cote-Rotie Cote Blonde, Northern Rhone

A$299.25
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SKU
RENRCB11
94

The 2011 Côte Rôtie Côte Blonde saw 100% stems and a small percentage of Viognier. While I liked it a tad more last year, it showed beautifully here as well, with a perfumed, forward and medium to full-bodied profile to go with classic olive, garrigue and raspberry aromas and flavors. This is Côte Rôtie at its most refined and elegant, and it should be even better in another 2-3 years and evolve nicely through 2031.

94 points Jeb Dunnuck robertparker.com

René Rostaing’s Côte Rôtie Côte Blonde is the smallest production of Rene’s three cuvees (Ampodium, Landonne and Côte Blonde) and comes from his roughly 1 hectare (roughly 2.5 acres) of holdings in the Côte Blonde lieu-dit. This vines here were planted both in 1934, and then later in 1970-1971. It’s the only cuvee to incorporate Viognier, and this variety makes up roughly 3-5% of the blend. While René destemmed more in the past, today, he keeps destemming to a minimum and aging occurs in mostly older demi-muid, with 15-20% being new. There’s a scant 500 cases in most vintages, and it’s certainly one of the Icon wines from the northern Rhône.


Saturated ruby. Candied red and dark berries on the explosively perfumed floral, minerally nose. Stains the palate with intense blackberry and violet pastille flavors, gainingn depth and spiciness with aeration. Rich, energetic and graceful, finishing with superb clarity, power and fruit-driven persistence. One of the highlights of the vintage in the northern Rhone, with the balance to age but offering wonderful upfront appeal as well.

94 points Josh Raynolds vinous.com


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Product/Service Sold Out No
En Primeur No
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Wine Type Red Wine
Wine Style Traditional
Country France
Region Northern Rhone
Varietals Shiraz
Vintage 2011
Bottle Size 750ml
Wine Points 94
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