Name: J. Denuziere Cote Rotie
Variety: Syrah (100%)
Region: Cote Rotie, Rhone Valley
Country: France
Year: 2015
Price: $82
Wine Enthusiast's Review: "This profoundly perfumed Syrah offers heady ntoes of dried sage, thyme, and arid earth against a backdrop of succulent baked plum. Densely concentrated black-fruit flavors seem edged by spicy notes of chocolate and cinnamon. It's a taut, firmly structured wine with bristling acidity and fine-grained but chewy tannins. Best hold till 2021 - it's a wine that will improve over the long haul." (95)
Personal Review: To cap off my nice Sunday dinner I decided to go a little bigger than usual and get a wine from a region I had never gotten to try before. Rhone wines have been some of the most interesting to me so far, and Cote Rotie, the northernmost region of the Rhone and having a huge reputation for quality, has thusfar eluded me. Luckily, as an employee of the Vintage Cellar I was able to get a slight discount but this was definitely one of the more expensive bottles of wine I've bought. To pair, I made pan-seared lamb loin chops, roasted potatoes, and asparagus, and quite frankly this dish was the best thing I have ever cooked myself! A common food pairing for Cote Rotie is lamb and I completely understood why. The subtlety of the flavors in this wine were perfectly matched by the strength of the lamb without being overpowered. The biggest difference I noticed in this wine versus other Syrahs I've had is just the elegant mouthfeel this wine has. Tasting this wine, I truly understood what "silky" tannins meant. Although unfortunately this will not be my regular level of wine enjoyment, I am very glad I got to experience this one!
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