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René Rostaing

"For my style 2007 is a great vintage, with healthy yields," Rene Rostaing told me. "It is very typical and delivers exactly what I look for in Cote-Rotie, which is balance and elegance and not super-richness. The wines have plenty of tannins but they aren't hard, so they will age well but be approachable soon after release. They are Cote-Roties as they should be," he concluded. On the subject of 2005, Rostaing pointed out that his yields were only about 28 hectoliters per hectare ("35 is the perfect yield"), and that the concentrated, powerful personalities of these wines demand that they be cellared longer than usual. He also told me that he is loath to use more than 10% new oak for his wines because "it's impossible to have subtlety with too much new oak. "

From 2007 and 2006 Rhone Valley Wines (Jan 2009) by Josh Raynolds

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2006 Cote-Rotie

Release Price: $68

Color: Red

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