made from grapes with tiny
tenderness
The 1999 has closed down since its pre-bottling tasting
the ‘98s through the 2004s are all in varying degrees of full maturity
The finish is quite linear
Saint Cosme Cote Rotie 2007 chuck made from grapes with tinyMedium to full bodied, ripe, fresh, elegant, and powerful, with pepper, tapenade, cassis, and olive characteristics dominating its explosive, aromatic nose, the dark ruby purple tinged, medium to full bodied 2007 Cote Rotie is extraordinarily pungent aromatically. That characteristic will no doubt be controversial, and consumers will either love it or leave it. (WA 90 93)