2016 Cote Rotie Les Grandes Places
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Tasting Notes
This 2016 is in a gorgeous place. Heady incense combines with sweet cherry fruit and a touch of smoke on the nose, leading onto a palate that you sink into – the wine soft and supple, with waves of sweet fruit, yet all cut by an intensely saline, savoury edge. Fresh and flawlessly balanced, decant and enjoy now and over a good decade to come.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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Made from 100% Syrah aged two years in barrel, the 2016 Côte Rôtie Les Grandes Places is a sensational effort from one of the great terroirs in the Côte Brune side of the appellation. Loaded with black and blue fruits, obvious minerality, crushed violets, and charred meat notes, it shows more and more complexity with time in the glass as well as classic Côte Rôtie floral and exotic notes. Possessing beautiful richness, medium to full body, nicely integrated acidity, and building tannins, it has remarkable concentration and depth in the vintage while staying balanced and elegant. Count me impressed. This killer wine will be better with short-term cellaring and shine for 10-15 years. Bravo!
About the producer
Nicolas Champagneux is one of the Northern Rhône’s rising stars producing wines from an exceptional plot of ancient vines in one of Côte-Rôtie’s top vineyards.