Chris Reilly

8.9

Surprisingly heavy but quite nice. — 5 years ago

Jacob Tallman

8.9

Light, slate, minerality, summer wine — 6 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. — 8 years ago

Neil Shah

8.9

Nicely balanced fruit and acid — 9 years ago

Marcus Vik

8.9

I would go 8.9. I don't QUITE agree with experts. — 9 years ago

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. — 10 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. — 10 years ago

Paul Costigan

Founder Courtier Wines

9.4

1991: Trusting the makeshift neck tag. Reticent nose, yet full delivery on palate. Book smart Cote Rotie, with everything you'd expect present. The youngster of the night, yet in welcome company. No hurry to drink, will continue to develop. — 10 years ago

Karl Ziegler

9.4

Loving this Cote du Py gamay! Perfect way to start the evening in NYC — 11 years ago

Mike Evans

9.1

Solid Cote Rotie, with plenty of black pepper and plummy fruit and ample tannin to support aging. — 11 years ago

with Eric

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. — 6 years ago

Pierre Gourinchas

9.3

Outstanding Cote rôtie. What a finale. — 7 years ago

Sunil Dhaliwal

9.7

My favorite producer of Cote Rotie can do no wrong. Love this . Thanks @Edward Zimmerman — 8 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. — 9 years ago

with Nancy

Austin Ferrari

Wine Director Hillside Supper Club

9.9

Absolutely breathtaking of a wine!! Not sure I have had a cote rotie quite like it! — 10 years ago

John Osgood

9.4

2010 base - fantastic power and precision. — 10 years ago

Fraser McKinley

9.2

Bright and pure with the house complexities one would expect. Nudging ahead of the more masculine Cote du Py for me as per usual. — 10 years ago

Jonathan Lipsmeyer

8.9

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... — 11 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? — 12 years ago

Jon Ebsworth

9.0

Lovely refined Cote Rotie. With tapenade. Yummo! — 6 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. — 7 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.0

Plummy, cherry, waxy, rosy, funky. Ripe and opulent. — 8 years ago

Nick Lugg

9.0

Light and very. Drinkable. — 9 years ago

Kevin Dwyer

9.2

Peppery to start but mellows out into more of a spicy berry thing. I now get cote de rhone. Delicious — 9 years ago

with J

Marybeth Pruitt

9.3

Marybeth had this 10 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 — 10 years ago

Renegade Wines

9.2

Biggest surprise of the tasting afternoon. — 10 years ago

Michael Pitts

9.8

'88. actually traditional ... has all Cote Rotie elements turned to 11, somehow in balance. And then something more. Structured, ethereal, persistent. — 11 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.8

Huge wine. With air this continued to develop and is one of the top cote roties one can find. Amazing nose, and coats the mouth with rich seductive fruit. Finish lasts forever. — 11 years ago

John Trinidad

Wine Blogger SFWineBlog

9.8

Chris - you rock and win #WOTN! — 12 years ago