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Rene Rostaing Côte Blonde Côte-Rôtie Syrah 1998
Ratings on Delectable
Mike Saviage 
Dark tawny color, mostly opaque. Great nose. Notes of menthol, black fruit, five spice, dark moist soil, anise and some smoked meat. Silky in the mouth. Great now and in a great drinking window. Maybe can improve a bit with more age, but for me this is drinking very well right now.
Dark tawny color, mostly opaque. Great nose. Notes of menthol, black fruit, five spice, dark moist soil, anise and some smoked meat. Silky in the mouth. Great now and in a great drinking window. Maybe can improve a bit with more age, but for me this is drinking very well right now.
9.4Mike Saviage
Reddish tawny and translucent. Thinner and brighter than the older Barolo next to it. Great C-R nose. Notes of granite stone, earth, black cherry, cranberry, a little bacon, blueberries and some old wood. Vibrant in the mouth. Still has young fruit impression, tannins are soft and acidity still gives some pucker. Great future ahead for bottles like this.
Reddish tawny and translucent. Thinner and brighter than the older Barolo next to it. Great C-R nose. Notes of granite stone, earth, black cherry, cranberry, a little bacon, blueberries and some old wood. Vibrant in the mouth. Still has young fruit impression, tannins are soft and acidity still gives some pucker. Great future ahead for bottles like this.
9.4
Jeremy Shanker
Sommelier at RN74
Tastes like bbq
Tastes like bbq
9.1Christine Havens
The epitome of old-school Côte-Rôtie, the 1998 Rostaing offers up an ever-evolving kaleidoscope of aromas: smokey bacon fat and animal notes at first, followed by sweet violets and steeped blackberries. It's quite lean on the palate, with ultra-fine, well integrated tannins—a mark of maturity—underpinned by high acidity and gamey-green notes of dill and green peppercorn, olives, and cold, compost-laden springtime soils.
The epitome of old-school Côte-Rôtie, the 1998 Rostaing offers up an ever-evolving kaleidoscope of aromas: smokey bacon fat and animal notes at first, followed by sweet violets and steeped blackberries. It's quite lean on the palate, with ultra-fine, well integrated tannins—a mark of maturity—underpinned by high acidity and gamey-green notes of dill and green peppercorn, olives, and cold, compost-laden springtime soils.
9.3
Paul Woolls
1998 Cote Blonde. Exquisite. So young and elegant.
1998 Cote Blonde. Exquisite. So young and elegant.
9.4
Colin Nuckolls
In a really good place. Rustic nose, lovely layered structure with all the right notes. Rostaing is a genius
In a really good place. Rustic nose, lovely layered structure with all the right notes. Rostaing is a genius
9.5
Jim McCusker
Awesome! Thanks to Colin for sharing this (and several other terrific wines) and for a fantastic visit to Columbia!
Awesome! Thanks to Colin for sharing this (and several other terrific wines) and for a fantastic visit to Columbia!
9.5Colin Nuckolls
Everything you want and expect in old school cote rotie. Bacon, jam, smoke, funk, etc. Amazing
Everything you want and expect in old school cote rotie. Bacon, jam, smoke, funk, etc. Amazing
9.5Colin Nuckolls
Brooding and dark. It has a black heart. Nice!
Brooding and dark. It has a black heart. Nice!
9.1
Cody Short
Loved it! No hurry but drinking great.
Loved it! No hurry but drinking great.
9.4
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