The 2015 Cote Rotie Cote Brune boasts beautiful aromas of violets, herbs and raspberries, but wow, is this wine tannic. It's full-bodied but closed down tight on the palate. It's possible to admire the structure now—the crisp, refreshing acids, the firm, chewy tannins, the incredible length of the finish—but this will need 10+ years to loosen up. Yet I've no doubt that it will be stupendous 20 years out from the vintage and last for at least a decade more.-JC
Inky, bright-rimmed ruby. A deeply perfumed bouquet evokes ripe dark berries, incense, violet, olive and smoky minerals, with a sexy floral topnote. Stains the palate with densely packed black and blue fruit, floral pastille and spicecake flavors that become more energetic as the wine opens up. Displays outstanding power and definition on a remarkably long, incisive finish that's given shape by chewing, mounting tannins. Here's one for the cellar.-JR
Producer: Jamet
Vintage: 2015
Varietal: Syrah
Country: France
Region: Rhone
Sub-Region: Cote Rotie
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