This has the potential to be genuinely great if you have the patience
and I would describe it as an elegant Morgeot
but I suspect that it will dissipate once the wine is racked for the bottling
but it also has the pedigree and beautiful inner structure for long cellar aging
silky tannins provide the backdrop as the 2001 opens up in the glass
Billon, Cote Rotie Cote Rozier Vintage:2019 This has the potential toNot yet bottled, the 2016 Cte Rtie Cte Rozier (97% Syrah and 3% Viognier) sports a saturated purple color as well as rocking notes of crme de cassis, graphite, crushed rocks, and liquid violets. It's rich, full bodied, powerful, and concentrated, with building tannins and beautiful purity. It's a powerhouse that needs 2 4 years of bottle age and will keep for 2+ decades.