A multi-tiered argument...
Côte-Rôtie crus: A work in progress...
(Image credit: Matt Walls)
If you want to deepen your understanding of a region or appellation nothing beats visiting in person.
But certain vineyards are more stubbornly inscrutable than others. I’ve been visiting Côte-Rôtie for years, yet every time I go there I learn something new.
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My wines

So rich, so powerful, but not excessive. It has lovely acidity and is so fresh. Amazing richness of fruit, great velvety tannins, wonderfully expressive aromatics...
2019
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Benjamin & David DuclauxCôte-Rôtie
My wines

Vibrant, with bright, spicy blackcurrant and blackberry. Mouthfilling fruit, velvet tannins, balanced acidity and only moderate alcohol. A grand tannic structure and a long finish...
2022
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E GuigalCôte-Rôtie
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Still darkly coloured. Fresh and lifted, with coffee bean and vanilla; still needs some time to come out of its shell. On the palate however...
2016
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Stéphane OgierCôte-Rôtie
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Coffee bean, bay leaf and very ripe blackberry aromas. Medium- to full-bodied, concentrated and savoury, the tannins are muscular and firm, with only a touch...
2022
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E GuigalCôte-Rôtie
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Lovely freshness and sense of depth to the aromatics, very pure. Gorgeous tannic finesse, great balance and a long, detailed finish. You could drink this...
2023
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Patrick JasminCôte-Rôtie
My wines

Very open and complex now at 22 years of age, Burgaud's 2004 has soaring aromatics of dried flowers, potpourri, smoke and tobacco. Lovely acidity, good...
2004
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Domaine Bernard BurgaudCôte-Rôtie
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A vintage that has taken its time to come round, the 2005 is starting to open up now, with menthol and hung game aromas. Still...
2005
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Patrick JasminCôte-Rôtie
My wines

This is a big step-up from all previous vintages (except the legendary 2007); it has freshness, purity, precision and finesse. It has a lovely ethereal...
2016
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Stéphane OgierCôte-Rôtie
My wines

This vintage is slightly paler than other recent ones. Fresh and well balanced, enjoyably drinkable, almost Burgundian in style. Good acidity, but just wait a...
2016
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Benjamin & David DuclauxCôte-Rôtie
My wines

Showing a touch of cola oak still on the nose, so give this some time to integrate into the blackberry and blackcurrant fruits. A medium-bodied,...
2023
RhôneFrance
Domaine Bernard BurgaudCôte-Rôtie
Matt Walls is an award-winning freelance wine writer and consultant, contributing regular articles to various print and online titles including Decanter, where he is a contributing editor. He has particular interest in the Rhône Valley; he is chair of the Rhône panel at the Decanter World Wine Awards and is the owner of travel and events company www.rhoneroots.com.
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