AJ

10

One of my all time favorites. So happy I found this in NM. — 4 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

For all of you that drink; SQN, Cayuse & Horsepower, if you haven’t tried a well aged Rostaing, you are missing the best aspect of Syrah.

Côte de Rôtie translates in English into Roasted Slope. That’s exactly what this wine defines.

The Ampodium is a blend of 7-8 different Rhône vineyards. 2010 a dynamic vintage in Northern Rhône.

I bought this recently at auction and it has been decently stored but not quite ideally stored.

The nose reveals; roasted chestnut, stewed; blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, raspberries, dark cherries, strawberries on the high nose & backend of the fruit, used coffee grounds, soft leather, dry tobacco, savory meats, dark, moist soils, anise to black licorice, fresh sage & bay leaf with candied; dark, red, blue, purple florals in a field of lavender.

The palate is; fresh, ripe, juicy, elegant and nicely resolved. The structure, tension, balance and length are perfect. It is for the palates that love elegance & beauty, not brawn & ABV. Roasted chestnut, stewed; blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, raspberries, dark cherries, juicy, ripe strawberries backend of the fruit, used coffee grounds, soft leather, dry tobacco, savory meats, smoke, dark, moist soils, anise to black licorice, light purple cola, fresh sage & bay leaf with candied; dark, red, blue, purple florals in a field of lavender. The acidity is round & stream like. The finish is in perfect balance, harmony that settled softy yet speaks volumes.

Paired with the Cardiff Chipotle Tri-tip. The best Tri-tip we’ve had. You can order at CardiffCrack.com. Not inexpensive though. The best never is!

Photos of; me in the La Landonne Vineyard, Rene Rostaing and our tour with Pierre Rostaing in their La Landonne Vineyard. What an afternoon!

Producer notes, Pierre (son of Rene & now Winemaker) uses up to 100% of the stems - believing they contribute to Côte Rôtie’s ineffable perfume. Macerations last from 7 to 20+ days, and the wines enjoy a long élevage in a mix of barrels and time-honored pièce for aging, so that no more than 15% of a given vintage sees new wood. — 5 years ago

with James and Christina

Shuhui Ng

9.3

Dense , spicy and fragrant to the nose. — 6 years ago

Brett Bordlemay

8.9

We may or may not have been overlooking Cala Deià when we drank this so our review might be positively influenced but we still very much enjoyed it. — 7 years ago

Paul T HB

9.6

Last 07, pop & pour beauty
Jack in the box Fridays rule! — 7 years ago

Michael Phillips

8.9

Hint of seeetness with good body — 4 years ago

John Riddick

9.2

Beautifully balanced. Great experience. Drank over 2 days. — 5 years ago

with Lauren

Katie

9.1

Soil and meat with a hint of berries. Paired well with lamb! — 5 years ago

Jen Jen

9.1

Tims wine. Very smooth and rich. Great wine. — 6 years ago

Kris

9.7

Delicious Pet Nat. A little citrusy and funky — 6 years ago

Jesse Hahn

9.1

Smooth rich cherry chocolate — 7 years ago

N O

9.0

Smells earthy but it’s light at fight and finishes juicy tart — 7 years ago

Kevin Ortzman

9.0

Clearly Bill Harlan passed down great winemaking to his son Will. Big dark fruit with wet slate and earth and a hint of pencil shavings. Well done even given the challenging year Napa had in 2011. — 8 years ago

with Betty, Frank and 1 other

Jim McCusker

9.3

Purchased at the winery about 4 or 5 years ago, we thought this was excellent - much better than some of the ratings we saw in the trade magazines. Intense but balanced, complex fruit with hints of eucalyptus that for me is a great trademark of wines from this region in Australia, this was really terrific. — 5 years ago

with Vanessa

Nicolas Duchesneau

9.1

Encore une tres belle bouteille de Lapierre, si je ne me trompe pas il s’agit de son dernier millésime vinifié avant son décès en 2010. Un Morgon à point avec le tartare de thon! Belle structure, alliant puissance et finesse, tres bon. Je ne vois pas de presse à boire mes autres bouteilles — 5 years ago

Sara Dempsey

9.1

perfect with my pizza — 5 years ago

with Brandon

Erica Gamble

9.1

Full bodied, fruity, smooth. Changed significantly as it breathed. Good. — 6 years ago

David Bourke

9.7

Effervescent and fun. This is a wine I would wanna drink every afternoon in the sun with a little jazz fusion playing in the background — 6 years ago

Christoffer Klemming

9.5

Delicious, smooth. — 7 years ago

boyd

9.0

Honey juice — 7 years ago