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Winery Sixteen 600, Enterprise Vineyards and the Moon Mountain District
9.3
Perfume, but perfume of bacon fat dripping onto hot charcoal. One of the most dramatic aromas I've ever encountered. However that drama comes across as wildness on the palate and probably needs a few more years to mellow.
Perfume, but perfume of bacon fat dripping onto hot charcoal. One of the most dramatic aromas I've ever encountered. However that drama comes across as wildness on the palate and probably needs a few more years to mellow.
2004 Rene Rostaing Cote Rotie. It's an 04, no mistaking that. Large meniscus fading far outside of the rim. Kumquat, seared browned beef, volatile and pointed on the nose with a metallic character. Some sweetness and allusions to leather on the accumulated finish. There's just enough sweet leather aroma on the palate to offset the VA and occasional pyrazines that pop up to keep this doable. Metallic VA and pyrazine aroma grows with airtime--drink up I'd think! As judging from this bottle it's best in the first hour after opening and is on its last leg...
2004 Rene Rostaing Cote Rotie. It's an 04, no mistaking that. Large meniscus fading far outside of the rim. Kumquat, seared browned beef, volatile and pointed on the nose with a metallic character. Some sweetness and allusions to leather on the accumulated finish. There's just enough sweet leather aroma on the palate to offset the VA and occasional pyrazines that pop up to keep this doable. Metallic VA and pyrazine aroma grows with airtime--drink up I'd think! As judging from this bottle it's best in the first hour after opening and is on its last leg...
Côte-Rôtie, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
