Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie Ampodium other_regions This was a notoriously warm

This was a notoriously warm vintage that saw sugar and phenolic ripeness shoot up very quickly at the end of the growing season

only Tempranillo is used (except for the white which is produced exclusively with Viura)

especially when you add in the mature mouth feel and taste

From top to bottom

This follows the line of the 2016

Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie Ampodium other_regions This was a notoriously warmAromas of ripe, spice tinged dark berries and pungent flowers are sharpened by sneaky mineral and spice flourishes. Spicy and focused on the palate, offering juicy blackberry, cherry and violet pastille flavors that are complicated by salty olive and cracked pepper nuances. Fleshes out with air while maintaining liveliness and finishes bright, spicy and quite long, displaying sharp clarity, even tannins and lingering florality. Josh Raynolds