Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie, Cuvee Classique 2004 6 PACK KIT (Drink between 2030-2080) (12/2019)

(Drink between 2030-2080) (12/2019)

The years have been very good to this wine

There is less of that ferrous quality I get from Francia in this vintage but all of the penetrating dark cherry and licorice notes

roasted herbs

most couldn’t have guess the wine maker

Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie, Cuvee Classique 2004 6 PACK KIT (Drink between 2030-2080) (12/2019)0. 5 1. 5cm Not counting the much larger Guigal domaine, Rene Rostaing is the closest thing to a true cult star that Cte Rtie has yet produced. A grower since 1971, his first vineyard purchases were a microscopic half acre each in Cte Blonde and in La Landonne on the Cte Brune. The real breakthrough came when his father in law, Albert Dervieux Thaize retired in 1990, followed by his uncle Marius Gentaz Dervieux three years later. Between these two