Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie Blonde other_regions Made after very long ageing

Made after very long ageing in different oak vats and barrels

Moderately strong wood and menthol elements frame the aromas of essence of red cherry

focusing on the cedarwood

a smectite soils probably gave Christian Moueix and Jean-Claude Berrouet a slight advantage given its propensity to retain moisture and prevent hydric stress

Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie Blonde other_regions Made after very long ageingThe most tannic of the "big three" bottlings this year, the 2018 Cote Rotie la Cote Blonde features elegant hints of mixed herbs entwined around bold boysenberry fruit. It's medium to full bodied, with plentiful fine grained tannins that firm up on the long finish. Embryonic, but oh so promising, it should blossom in another five years or so.