TN: 2017 Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie (France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie)

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  • 2017 Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie (1/12/2022)
    To answer Chomsky’s question posted on my note on the 2018 version of this wine, I would say that this is the weakest of the three most recent vintages. That is, of course, not to say that this is a bad wine. The nose is far more sedate than the 2018, with fruit that is somewhat demure and less blue and purple and more red and black. Some stereotypical olive and smoke notes on the nose as well, but they aren’t especially pronounced. The palate isn’t pulled in any particular direction this vintage; this seems like a reasonably balanced, albeit foursquare and average bottle of Jamet (which means it maintains its hierarchal position far above the average bottle of northern Rhône and therefore syrah, of course). Everything’s in the right place, but this is overall lacking the excitement of the best vintages. (93 pts.)
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It’s infanticide drinking this wine at this point. Let alone determining the quality. But thanks for taking one for the team. I have one and I’m not touching it for 10+ years.

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Tasting notes on demand!

Thanks for these impressions.

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Thanks for these check-ins, Adrian. Have you tried the 17 Reynard?

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I’ve found 17 northern Rhônes to be reasonably accessible young. Not to suggest I’m drinking a lot of them, but it’s not a painful experience.

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How would you compare the 2017-2018-2019?

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2017 Thierry Allemand Cornas Reynard - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas (10/9/2021)
You ever see that gif of Emma Stone rolling her eyes and saying yum? That. Next level stuff – this is as close to the pinnacle of young syrah as I can possibly imagine. The nose is an incredibly intense mix of sweet black and red fruit, olives, smoke, and meat. It’s every note that you want to find in a syrah, and they’re there in copious quantities. You can spend as much time with each component as you would like. The palate is silk. There are no rough edges; it’s as if touching it would ruin the texture. The fruit is extremely ripe, but never goes over the top. This isn’t sweet; it’s that the fruit provides the sensation of sweetness, and instead gives you just the right amount of acidity to balance it out. Savoury and saline, kaleidoscopically complex and rich. And the minerality of this wine is impossible to miss. I look forward, with great anticipation, to drinking a mature bottle of this. (98 pts.)

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19 is alas not yet available here in the US.

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As I tend to say tasting these young releases, it’s no hardship.

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Just opened this. My first Jamet Rotie (second Jamet ever, after the Collines Rhodaniennes). Glad to get a reference experience.

I’m getting ripe black olives first and foremost, followed by blue and black fruit. On the palate the subtle spice/herb/chocolate quality reminds me a bit of mole sauce… albeit quite in the background.

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17 reynard is incredible.

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Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie 2017 : 17+/20 - 8/2/2022
Deep, oaky, with blackcurrant, licorice, violet. Dense, fresh, not ready but promising with its elegant authority. Probably less opulent than 2018. Wait another 5 years.