Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie Landonne Vintage:2007 Pure Napa class

Pure Napa class

earning 100-point scores in both 2007 and 2009 and 99 points in its latest appearance

Many are quick to dismiss it given the difficulties of the growing season that saw abundant rain

with a gripping sense of structure that is yielding but dense at the same time

All things nice

Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie Landonne Vintage:2007 Pure Napa classThe 2001 Cote Rotie La Landonne reveals a roasted espresso character along with licorice, pepper, scorched earth, and dense blackberry and cassis fruit. Firm, tannic, and masculine as well as aromatic (a characteristic of this cool vintage), it requires another 2 3 years of cellaring, after which it should last for 7 8 years. Rene Rostaing is one of the most masterful growers and bottlers of Cote Rotie. Sadly, there is not much produced. P. S. Pierre