1996 Côte-Rôtie Côte Brune

Wine Details
Producer

Julien Barge

Place of Origin

France

Côte Rôtie

Northern Rhône

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Syrah/Shiraz

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Barge, who vinifies for aromatic expression over sheer power and extraction ("massive Cote-Roties lack elegance"), maintains that the difference between '97 and '96 is more one of style than of quality. "The '97s are rounder, fatter and richer, while the '96s are more generously perfumed, though the aromas were slow to come," he explains. "It a matter of personal taste as to which vintage is better."