William Paley

9.6

fantastic macerated strawberry carrot seed brick color with an explosive strawberry rhubarb nose. it’s got the remarkable mouth-coating viscosity of chicken soup - an unctuous bath of black pepper, cranberry skin, lemon rind, wood ear, chili flake, shale, bonaroo, and cough syrup (in a good way, baby). — 2 years ago

with Jess

Ming L

9.1

I don’t drink Northern Rhône enough, but this terrific single vineyard Syrah crafted by the late, long-time Latour cellar master Denis Malbec is for sure nothing like new world Syrah.
The nose was filled with fresh dark cherry and raspberry, and turned to parades of cedar, fresh herbs, vanilla, dried mushroom, and light smoked hays. Slight hint of dried rose petals too. On the palate it had a richer feel than the nose would indicate. Dark spices and earthy minerals with sharp acidity. Polished tannins. — 4 years ago

Jacob Tallman

8.9

Light, slate, minerality, summer wine — 4 years ago

Michelle Berryman

9.1

Beautiful wine — 5 years ago

Esther Gauntlett

9.5

Know I'll be making tiny subconscious 'mmm' noises all night with this fucking delight. So pretty I'm jealous. — 6 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Everything I look for in Cote Rotie! — 7 years ago

Marcus Vik

8.9

I would go 8.9. I don't QUITE agree with experts. — 8 years ago

Peter Mansell

9.0

1998 Cote-Rotie, Rostaing — 9 years ago

Renegade Wines

9.2

Biggest surprise of the tasting afternoon. — 9 years ago

Bailey Howard

8.9

Not a cider aficionado, but I like this a lot: crisp and dry with a clove-y finish — 9 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Reddish tawny, Translucent. Medicinal nose. Slate, bacon fat, cherries some menthol. Rich and powerful. Silky. Long finish. Everything you want in a Cote-Rotie. At peak and in a perfect drinking window. — 3 years ago

David L

9.4

16’ Peter Michael Bella Cote (Rued vineyard). Peach, honeydew, toasty oak, fig, apricot & tangerine. Moderate acidity & ends with a long, expansive flavors. Another extraordinarily well-made wine by PM. — 4 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Tasted blind. Amber tawny, not too thin. Northern Rhone nose, very exotic. More specifically you can guess Cote-Rotie on this wine just from the nose. Notes of black fruit, graphite, gravel and what my wife would say is dirty socks. Guessed 89 La Turque, which (looking back) is a complement to how well the 61 performed today. — 4 years ago

Joan Alberni

9.0

Cabernet bordelés clàssic d’un territori argilós a tocar St. Emilion, aromàtic i amb cos. Final especiat. Tête de veau a Chez Carmen. — 5 years ago

Scott Munro

9.2

Rose, earth, good funk, light in the mouth despite the funky nose — 6 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.0

Plummy, cherry, waxy, rosy, funky. Ripe and opulent. — 7 years ago

Peter Slagowitz

9.5

Beautiful aged Cote Rotie from a half bottle. Juicy dark clue fruit up front and center. On first pour had some acid and tannins which rounded out nicely after 30 min in the decanter. 1999 vintage. — 7 years ago

with Nancy

Ron Siegel

9.2

Black fruits, smoked meats, black pepper and olive with tart fruits on the mouth, lighter in body and weight than I would expect but still a nice Cote Rotie. Bottle was quickly drained — 9 years ago

Chris DeBarr

9.6

Only my 2nd bottle of my favorite quaffing Rosato this year. It's a much anticipated pink Basque tradition; fizzy, tart, gorgeous that I prefer to savor as often as I can! Great w spicy food, most cheeses, or just sitting around a porch sipping. This carbonated frizzante just can't help but be festive!

Let the Ameztoi good times roll...oh p.s I shared my bottle w a neighbor while I watched Game 5 of NBA Finals, marveling at Steph's thrilling finale, a new wine introduction to them! What a game; what a delicious old & new friend to watch the hardwood treats...whew what a game! — 9 years ago

John Trinidad

Wine Blogger SFWineBlog

9.8

Chris - you rock and win #WOTN! — 10 years ago

Nicolas Duchesneau

9.3

Nez assez exubérant aux notes lardés, un peu fumé, poivre blanc. En bouche c’est très structuré, chaque lampé apporte des saveurs différentes, viandé, cote floral avec la violette, poivré, un peu d’herbe, thym. C’est soutenu par une bonne acidité, finale est longue et gouleyante! Belle récompense apres la semaine de travail! — 3 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.1

A very interesting wine. A very difficult vintage that the winemaker addressed with stupid low yields. If you love wine, a great wine to drink to see how a very good winemaker handled a rough year in non elite terroir. His 1er crus were sick in 17.

Nose is purplish. Dark. Swirling. Sexy. But a bit Brutish but in a sexy way.

Palate is dark fruit. Very very dense for a wine at this level. Very. The fruit outweighs the acidity although it’s not stewy at present.

I’d drink this now. It might peak in 6-12 months. But I have no idea. My gut is the far side of the mountain is steep. But man this is an effing fun drink today. If you have a bunch of save one for a few years just to see what happens. Science baby.

Bought from fass selections

— 4 years ago

Jon Ebsworth

9.0

Lovely refined Cote Rotie. With tapenade. Yummo! — 4 years ago

Will

9.2

Shake well. Pour from height. — 4 years ago

OMG PEDRO

9.5

Serious cider for serious drinkers... the combination between the apples and noble smoky wood made my day. Fermented to perfection. Dry, tart and smoky with a clean and refreshing finish. It taste like ancient wisdom got thirsty. Can’t get much better than this... IMPERATIVE!!! # To serve, we splash it into the glass, pouring from a very long distance so the cider aerates — if you let it linger too long in the glass, the aeration gets lost and the cider won’t be enjoyable to drink. — 6 years ago

Sasha Agapov

9.4

If you thought Cote du Py was amazing, try this. Ridiculously delicious and beautiful wine. — 7 years ago

Austen Ito

9.2

Pronounced nose of vanilla, cedar, blackberries, black cherries, black pepper. Some meaty notes. Med + body, intensity, tannin, med acid. Long finish. Complex, beautiful now and many years from now. — 8 years ago

John Osgood

9.4

2010 base - fantastic power and precision. — 9 years ago

Nikita Malhotra

9.2

Funky savory madness. — 9 years ago

Colleen Nielsen

9.0

Poured w/ homemade pulled pork pizza. Delish. A touch stinky. Juicy. Just damn fun. Held up to the jalapeño, and made the pork even more succulent. What else do ya want for 15 bones? — 10 years ago