DRC, Romanee Conti other_regions_italy This is oaky stuff today

This is oaky stuff today but it’s impressively stylish all the same and the underlying material is so good that this should harmonize with time

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fireside hearth

these represent the pinnacle of Cote Rotie—albeit in very different styles

lavender and campfire ash set the tone

DRC, Romanee Conti other_regions_italy This is oaky stuff todayMild bricking. Plenty of secondary and sous bois notes are present on the cool, elegant and airy nose that reflects notes of spice, earth, dried flower and leather. The sleek, intense and rich medium bodied flavors are supported by bright acidity on the ever so slightly lean but highly persistent finish where the sense of minerality really builds as it sits on the palate. I would observe that, like a number of 2002s today, the palate is more youthful