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Domaine Rostaing

Pierre Rostaing, René’s son, is now in charge of the domaine. This was my first visit where Rostaing Sr. wasn’t in attendance for the tasting since my first time here, in July of 1989. René Rostaing is still around, living across the street from the main cellar, “to enjoy watching what happens”, as he told me when he dropped by afterwards for a quick chat. Pierre Rostaing told me he’s most taken by the “expressive perfume and fruit intensity of the 2017s,” which he thinks, coupled with the vintage ripeness and well-knit tannins, will make the wines drinkable on the relatively young side. Two thousand eighteen goes down a somewhat similar path, he thinks, but the wines are showing a brighter character “that can make you think of 2016 a bit.” The biggest new, or relatively new, developments here are the release of two new Côte-Rôtie bottlings, a Viallière, made from vines that were inherited from Pierre’s grandfather, Albert Dervieux-Thaize and a Côte Brune, which comes from vines once owned by his great-uncle, Marius Gentaz-Dervieux. Both wines bear the same labels as those used in the past and they look to be outstanding in both 2018 and 2017.

From 2017 and 2018 Northern Rhône (Jul 2019) by Josh Raynolds

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2017 Côte-Rôtie Côte Brune

Color: Red

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