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92
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Joe Czerwinski
Red
Classification
Shiraz
Variety
2016
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
France
Country
Rhone Valley, Cote Rotie
Region
13.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
92 / 100"There are 20,000 bottles of Rostaing's 2016 Cote Rotie Ampodium, so it is the cuve most consumers are likely to encounter. It's a fine example of the appellation, offering briary notes of ripe red fruit with spice and herb shadings. It's medium-bodied, silky and fine, with attractive notes of licorice and tea on the finish that give this entry-level wine more complexity than most. Joe Czerwinski - 31/10/2018"
- Joe Czerwinski
Tasting Notes
Domaine Rostaing, often called René Rostaing after its founder, is a leading wine estate in the Côte-Rôtie region of the Northern Rhône, and particularly known for its Syrah-based wines.
The first Rostaing wine was produced in 1971 when the estate covered a mere 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres) split between the Côte Blonde and La Landonne subregions of the Côte Rôtie. This slowly grew as Rostaing purchased additional plots and the took over his uncle's and his father-in-law's vineyards.
Today the domaine has just over seven hectares (18 acres) of vineyards in the wider Côte Rôtie – a sizeable holding by the region's standards – plus one hectare (2.5 acres) in the white wine (Viognier-based) appellation of Condrieu, which produces the La Bonnette cuvée.
Rostaing also owns a small plot in Lézardes, on the northern border of Côte Rôtie, where he makes Syrah and Viognier wines under the IGP Collines Rhodaniennes designation.
Rostaing makes several Côte Rôtie wines. This includes cuvée
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity