Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie, Ampodium 2009 Napa Valley First year in certified organic

First year in certified organic conversion

Gratifying and classical my guess is that this will not make old bones

orange peel and game fat on the nose

it one of those wines where you run out of adjectives trying to describe it

Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie, Ampodium 2009 Napa Valley First year in certified organic92 Points CellarTracker Very good. This has firmed up since my last notes and lost some ripe baby fat. It is well structured, full bodied but not sloppy. Needed a solid hour decant or more. Red berry fruit, blackberry, faint pepper and earth. I had the 2009 Landonne in the last 6 months and this was showing better. 10 19 2023 Not counting the much larger Guigal domaine, Rene Rostaing is the closest thing to a true cult star that Cte Rtie has yet