Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie, Ampodium 2009 Napa Valley 75 kilometers north of Santiago

75 kilometers north of Santiago and 20 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean on granite

sweet spices and musk

with honey and caramel flavors

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

Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie, Ampodium 2009 Napa Valley 75 kilometers north of Santiago92 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