1996 Côte-Rôtie La Landonne
France
Côte Rôtie
Northern Rhône
Red
Syrah/Shiraz
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Like most of the Cote-Rotie growers I visited this year, Gerin says he refused to acidify his '97s, despite the relatively high pHs of the fruit that year. "Acidification in Cote-Rotie would be a severe intellectual error," Gerin maintained. "It would completely throw off the balance of the wine." Gerin brought in fruit with potential alcohol up to 13%, the highest since 1991, a vintage to which he compares the '97s. Beginning with the '96s, Gerin has eliminated early bottling as he is now convinced that the wines gain enormously in complexity during their second summer in barrel. All the Cote-Roties here are made in barriques.
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