Are you kidding me? Cote-Rotie for $34 bucks? This must be 1990 once again!
The 2003 Gerin, Jean-Michel - Cote-Rotie Champin Le Seigneur was just put in a sale offer and is available in the Wine Store now for $33.95. Well, perhaps I would take you to a couple other wines first if you had called me and said “Matt, I need a great Cote-Rotie,” or “Show me a classic example of Northern Rhone Syrah.” The vintage is a wee bit uncharacteristic. But if this wine is very good at $50—which it is—it’s a bargain at $33.95. Heck, tell us to round it off to $40 and buy 5 bottles.
Black fruit on the nose with a bit of wild berry, smoke and mineral. Milk chocolate, smoked nuts and crushed blueberries surprise with just a bit of tartness. That ‘edge’ keeps you sipping along instead of gulping which you’d otherwise want to do with this wine.
Have a fantastic Thanksgiving everybody and enjoy some great wines!
