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COTE-ROTIE
Côte-Rôtie has become one of the most fashionable and sought after wines from the Rhône Valley. The greatest wines come from the two hillsides, Côte Blonde and Côte Brune. The Côte Brune produces darker, tannic wines with power and weight while wines from the Côte Blonde have more perfume and fragrancy, being rounder and more approachable when young. The two hillsides consist of increasingly well known vineyards and also lieux-dits. Of the wines offered below, La Mouline is a Côte Blonde vineyard while La Landonne and La Turque are from the Côte Brune
Côte-Rôtie, La Landonne--Vintage 1988
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: E. Guigal
Tasting note: An opaque purple color and a closed but exciting nose of truffles, minerals, Asian spices, and fruitcake. When the wine hits the mouth with its enormous weight and extraction of flavor, one can't help but be seduced by such enormous richness and purity. Nevertheless, there is still a remarkably high level of tannin (sweet rather than astringent), a youthful, unevolved fruit character, and flavors that stain the palate. After tasting this wine, one feels like brushing one's teeth ... it is that rich. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2030. Last tasted 7/96. 100 points. Robert Parker, Rhone Book, January 1997
1 bottles per lot
Côte-Rôtie has become one of the most fashionable and sought after wines from the Rhône Valley. The greatest wines come from the two hillsides, Côte Blonde and Côte Brune. The Côte Brune produces darker, tannic wines with power and weight while wines from the Côte Blonde have more perfume and fragrancy, being rounder and more approachable when young. The two hillsides consist of increasingly well known vineyards and also lieux-dits. Of the wines offered below, La Mouline is a Côte Blonde vineyard while La Landonne and La Turque are from the Côte Brune
Côte-Rôtie, La Landonne--Vintage 1988
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: E. Guigal
Tasting note: An opaque purple color and a closed but exciting nose of truffles, minerals, Asian spices, and fruitcake. When the wine hits the mouth with its enormous weight and extraction of flavor, one can't help but be seduced by such enormous richness and purity. Nevertheless, there is still a remarkably high level of tannin (sweet rather than astringent), a youthful, unevolved fruit character, and flavors that stain the palate. After tasting this wine, one feels like brushing one's teeth ... it is that rich. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2030. Last tasted 7/96. 100 points. Robert Parker, Rhone Book, January 1997
1 bottles per lot
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This lot contains 1 bottle only. Estimate is 300-400