Saint Cosme, Cote Rotie other_regions_italy The wine is partly aged

The wine is partly aged in 600-litre barrels

This is a textbook Bienvenues of refinement and grace

the fruit is often sensational

but over the years

Quite a bit of grunt

Saint Cosme, Cote Rotie other_regions_italy The wine is partly agedBright ruby red. Complex aromas of roasted raspberry and black cherry, brown spices, meat and woodsmoke. Supple, spicy and rather easygoing, with the woodsmoke character carrying through in the mouth. Finishes with mellow, fine tannins and very good length. This is more pliant from bottle than it was from barrel a year ago, but doesn't quite have enough personality to merit a 90 point rating. Stephen Tanzer