Chateau de Saint Cosme, Cote Rotie 2016
Standard - 75cl
Stock location: United Kingdom
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- Vintage2016
- ColourRed
- ProducerChateau de Saint Cosme
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhone
- Sub RegionCote Rotie
- DesignationAOP
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV13.5
- LWIN11168672016
- Avg. Critic Score4★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
Deep magenta. Smoke- and spice-accented aromas of fresh black and blue fruits, minerals, candied violet and olive, along with a hint of cracked pepper that builds in the glass. Sweet, palate-staining cassis, blackberry, floral pastille and cola flavors turn livelier with air and take on exotic spice nuances. Bright and distinctly energetic thanks to a spine of smoky minerality. That minerality carries through the impressively long, spicy finish, which features mounting tannins and lingering florality.
- Drinking Window: 2024 - 2033
- Reviewer Name: Josh Raynolds
- Review Date: September 2019
A blend of Syrah from the lieux-dits of le Plomb, Besset, la Viallière and Neve, Saint Cosme's 2016 Cote Rotie was fermented using whole clusters and aged in (mostly) used barrels. It's a sexy, supple Côte Rôtie, with notes of hickory smoke, wood ash and bacon balanced by lush dark-fruit flavors. Slurp it down it over the next 7-8 years while waiting for some of the more tannic examples of the appellation to mature.
- Drinking Window: 2018 - 2025
- Reviewer Name: Joe Czerwinski
- Review Date: December 2018