1991 Cote Rotie Cote Brune

I have up-graded my opinion of this 1991 Cote Rotie Cote Brune after having had it several times on this side of the Atlantic. It is exhibiting even greater richness and intensity than I indicated when I gave it a whoppingly high score of 92 and profiled it in issue #90 (closing date 12-20-93). Aged in one-third new oak with one-third of the blend coming from Jamet's holdings in the La Landonne vineyard on the Cote Brune, the wine offers a huge, intense, spicy nose of smoked meats, black-raspberries, herbs, and new saddle leather. Masculine, rich, and chewy, with massive flavor extraction and spicy new oak in evidence, as well as a phenomenal finish, this Cote Rotie needs another 3-4 years of cellaring; it should keep for 15-20 years. Very impressive!