Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie Blonde other_regions all wrapped in a solidly

all wrapped in a solidly long and mouth coating finish

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A wine of pure and total pleasure

Seven percent was fermented in concrete eggs

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

Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie Blonde other_regions all wrapped in a solidlyThe 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.