2008 Côte-Rôtie

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Côte Rôtie

Northern Rhône

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Syrah/Shiraz

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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"The biggest issue with 2008 was mildew," Bernard Burgaud told me. "There was a lot of work required in the vineyard during the summer and you had to keep a close on eye on the harvest, but if you were careful and attentive the quality can be very good-usually better than 2004, for example, which is a good vintage for Cote-Rotie." Two thousand nine, on the other hand, "was a dream vintage in all regards: generous crop, clean grapes, at least 13% natural alcohol, and wines that will drink well young or with age, so they'll appeal to all types of people." Burgaud, who never uses more than 20% new oak for his Cote-Rotie, sees similarities to his own 2006 in 2009 "because the wine is ample and round, with a good harmony of sweet fruit and ripe tannins and no hardness."

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Bernard Burgaud described 2008 as "a consistently damp year, with all the problems that come with that, especially mildew. It required a lot of work and no small amount of luck at the end of the season. What helped was that our harvest didn't start until September 27th and went on until the middle of October, which meant that we actually got some maturity in the grapes. But anybody who panicked and harvested during the September rains really missed out." These are wines that must be drunk young because "the fruit and concentration just isn't there for the wines to age." Like most of his neighbors, Burgaud calls 2007 a mix of 2005 and 2006. "The wines have the approachability of the '06s with the structure of the '05s and they're very mineral-driven, with excellent Cote-Rotie typicite. People who like true Cote-Rotie will really like them, and they'll age on their balance and freshness."