2019 Cote Rotie Neve
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Inky ruby. Expansive aromas of blackberry, cherry and boysenberry, with exotic spice, potpourri and olive notes building in the glass. Deeply pitched and broad on the palate, offering intense, mineral-accented black and blue fruit liqueur, licorice, floral pastille and cola flavors, along with a spicy cracked pepper flourish. The floral quality builds steadily with air and carries through a wonderfully long, chewy finish that features resonating mineral and spice notes and youthfully gripping tannins.
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Alistair Cooper MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jeb Dunnuck
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The 2019 Côte Rotie Nève comes from the Mica schist soils in the northern part of the appellation and it’s always a more mineral-laced, firmer expression of Côte Rôtie. Black cherry, cassis, new leather, and crushed stone notes all emerge from this nicely concentrated, medium to full-bodied 2019. It’s a big, ripe, structured wine that stays balanced and pure. It needs bottle age, though.
From a lieu-dit that sits quite high on the slope, the 2019 Cote Rotie Neve shows a bit more oak than the Mordoree bottling, featuring vanilla and cedar layered atop raspberries and black cherries. Full-bodied, it's rich and concentrated, yet silky in texture, with a long, mouthwatering finish.
The 2019 Côte Rotie Nève isn't far off the 2018 in style and might even be a bigger, richer wine. Black raspberries, candied violets, flowers, and a kiss of classy oak all emerge from the glass, and it's medium to full-bodied, beautifully balanced, and elegant. This floral, mineral-laced, structured Côte Rôtie is going to need 2-4 years of bottle age and will drink brilliantly for 20 years or more.