Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie Blonde Vintage:2017 Made after very long ageing

Made after very long ageing in different oak vats and barrels

the gentlest hints of honey

The exuberant 2007 Hermitage Blanc reveals notes of petroleum

liquorice and dark chocolate

The freshest nose to this point with an earthy extract of red and black cherry and pinot fruit aromas that introduce edgy and firmly if not aggressively structured medium full flavors that are quite complex and this finishes with a noticeably dry

Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie Blonde Vintage:2017 Made after very long ageingThe most tannic of the "big three" bottlings this year, the 2018 Cote Rotie la Cote Blonde features elegant hints of mixed herbs entwined around bold boysenberry fruit. It's medium to full bodied, with plentiful fine grained tannins that firm up on the long finish. Embryonic, but oh so promising, it should blossom in another five years or so.