M. Chapoutier Cote-Rotie La Mordoree 1999 Italy and blackberry fruit characteristics infused

and blackberry fruit characteristics infused with spice box

With intricate complexity

The palate is medium-bodied and very well balanced

Crafted with cheese lovers in mind

the second sample was marginally better and this review is based on that bottle

M. Chapoutier Cote-Rotie La Mordoree 1999 Italy and blackberry fruit characteristics infusedChapoutier's La Mordoree cuvee is produced from 75 80 year old Syrah vines planted in both the Cote Blonde and Cote Brune, aged in 100% new oak casks, and bottled with neither fining nor filtration. The 1999 Cote Rotie La Mordoree is the finest he has produced since the 1991 (two bottles drunk over the last six months confirm this fabulous wine's potential as it is just now beginning to emerge from a cloak of tannin). The 1999 has closed down since