Rene Rostaing Cote-Rotie Cote Blonde 2023 (1.5L) [NET] CRV Clos du Roy is universally

Clos du Roy is universally expected to lead the list

it captures the essence of Eola-Amity Hills' coolest corner

Richebourg represents the bold

Full body and deep minerality

The mouthfeel is unctuous and vibrant

Rene Rostaing Cote-Rotie Cote Blonde 2023 (1.5L) [NET] CRV Clos du Roy is universallyThe Cote Blonde is the more lyrical of Cote Rotie's two great hills granitic and sand dappled, named (per legend) for the blonde daughter the Lord of Maugiron bequeathed it to. Rostaing's bottling has long been one of the appellation's most graceful, all perfume and silk where La Landonne is iron and grip. Pierre Rostaing, who now runs the estate his father Rene built, farms these old vines with a feather touch and ages the wine in mostly neutral oak