2005 Cote Rotie Champin Seigneur
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The 2005 Cote Rotie Champin Le Seigneur possesses the vintage’s rather tannic, strongly structured, more austere side, even for this wine, which is meant to be Gerin’s most charming and up-front Cote Rotie. The wine is well-made, pure, with plenty of black cherry and herb-infused fruit, but in the finish, the tannins kick in. Give it several years of bottle age and drink it over the following decade. Importers: New Castle Imports, Myrtle Beach, SC; tel. (843) 497-8625, and David Shiverick, Los Angeles, CA; tel. (213) 483-5900
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Deep ruby. Smoky, graphite-laced cherry and dark berry aromas are complicated by fresh flowers and sexy oak spice. Sweet red fruit and floral pastille flavors turn deeper on the close, leaving behind a lightly chewy blackberry quality.
Deep ruby. Suave, open-knit aromas of cassis, blackberry and kirsch are complemented by candied violet. Very sweet flavors of fresh red and dark berries and gingerbread are supported by silky tannins. The flavors build on the finish, picking up an exotic apricot pit note. This is the only Cote-Rotie at Gerin that includes some viognier (10%).