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

James Darch

9.1

2018 villages wines are just drinking wonderfully at the moment and great value — 3 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

Jacob Tallman

8.9

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

Scott Munro

9.2

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

Mike Saviage

9.7

From the wine list at EMP bought by a new friend at the table next to us to go mano a mano against the 88 La Turque I shared. Slightly darker red and more pure in color. Amazing aroma that is more linear than the animalistic La La but in the same league. Hit its stride right out of the pop and pour gate. Lovely perfume with a more briary nose but speaks Cote Rotie from the get go. Perfectly integrated fruit and structure. Best Jamet I've had. Thanks to Danny for this treat. — 7 years ago

Marcus Vik

8.9

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

Mike Evans

9.1

Solid Cote Rotie, with plenty of black pepper and plummy fruit and ample tannin to support aging. — 10 years ago

with Eric

Severn Goodwin

9.1

No notes, sorry.

12.5H drive to the Chicago suburbs to spend some time with my in-laws for Thanksgiving week, best traffic ever, practically none until the Illinois/Indiana line. — 2 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

Jon Ebsworth

9.0

Lovely refined Cote Rotie. With tapenade. Yummo! — 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

Sasha Agapov

9.4

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

Marybeth Pruitt

9.3

Marybeth had this 8 years ago

Peter Mansell

9.0

1998 Cote-Rotie, Rostaing — 9 years ago

Michael Pitts

8.9

'84 Burgaud Cote Rotie...quite happy with this — 9 years ago

John Trinidad

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9.8

Chris - you rock and win #WOTN! — 10 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

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

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

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

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.0

Plummy, cherry, waxy, rosy, funky. Ripe and opulent. — 6 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

Keith Levenberg

9.2

A very textbook example of a particular kind of Cote-Rotie - rich, grippy red fruit with tons of bacon. Not the more backwards, brambly, whole clustery style, just slutty syrah savoriness. — 8 years ago

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

Renegade Wines

9.2

Biggest surprise of the tasting afternoon. — 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