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Côte-Rôtie

The Northern Rhône Valley wine region hugs the Rhône River from Vienne in the north to Valence at its southern tip. The French call the region Côtes du Rhône Septentrionales, and it is divided into eight appellations. Along with its neighbor to the south, the Southern Rhone Valley, it is famous for its big, tannic, intensely concentrated wines. Syrah is the only red grape permitted in AOC wines from this sub-region, though the Syrah can be blended with the white wine grapes Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne, depending on the regulations for each AOC. White wines are made from Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne. Of the eight appellations in the north, the most admired wines tend to come from Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu and Hermitage, though there are certainly exceptional wines to be found in St. Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, St.-Peray, Crozes-Hermitage and Cornas. Along with Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, Rhône wines are among France’s best known and most collected wines. Red wines from these appellations are notable for their signature aromas of bacon and green olives, and for their depth. Robert M. Parker, a great champion of Rhone wines, has written that “the northern Rhône produces three of the greatest wines in the world – the white wines of Condrieu and the red wines of Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage.”

1999 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  95   
ST  94   
WS  92   

1999 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  95   
ST  94   
WS  92   

2013 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis

WS  95   
VN  94   
JS  94   
JD  94   
WA  91   
JR  17   
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2014 Delas Freres Côte-Rôtie La Landonne

WA  94   
VN  94   
2 available
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2012 B. Levet Cote Rotie La Chavaroche

Light label condition issue

VN  94   
2 available
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1991 Jean-Michel Gerin Côte-Rôtie Les Grandes Places

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; 3 cm ullage; light label condition issue

RP  93