Had the 2015 tonight and thought it was good but very much showed the vintage. Not a lot of complexity even with a couple of hours of air. Has the drinkability and Syrah
Thanks. Any guess whether it will improved with age?
Yep. Still structured and primary
Agree it will definitely improve with age. But it’s a pretty slick wine now not in the most classic style so shouldn’t need a ton of time. Just needs to lose the 2015 to find the earth again
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Cool, just got mine. Plus the Le Mollard Cuvee.
Finally got around to popping one in the interest of science. I’ll hold on the Le Mollard Cuvee. My limited assessment is that 2019 is very much like 2015. These are very large-framed, rich, higher-ABV wines. This Cote Rotie follows in that vein. Certainly delicious but perhaps just amped up a bit more than I prefer in a Northern Rhone. I will say this wine exhibits firm structure, acids and chalky sweet tannins to frame that big bold black fruit. I’m not sure I could tell the difference between this and the 2019 Halcon Alturas that I had a few weeks ago.
Had a 2017 at a tasting on Monday. Impressively put together, and in desperate need of another 5-10 years. My first experience with this producer and definitely got my attention!
Thanks for your viewpoint Robert, always good to get your early impression.
Speaking of Cote Rotie in this price range, I have been hearing some really good things about Domaine Faurys 2020 Cote Rotie which can easily be found for around $60. I have some of the 16 but have yet to crack one, but I’ll be getting some of the 20 soon for sure and will post when I get a chance to crack one open.
The 2019 Xavier has toned down more on day two, revealing more olive tapenade paste and dry earth notes. Much better for sure.
Not sure why I do not have a bunch of Faury on hand. Every time I have it, I like it, and yet I never seem to buy it. I need to remedy that.
We had 2017 the other night, and it was very Syrah but in an inky somewhat dark and extracted style. None of us particularly happy with it. Blind, it came off at first like a somewhat nondescript New Worldish Syrah (maybe unjustly we characterized West Coast Syrah as such and veered that way). The nose got better with air but palate still somewhat heavy and I’m not convinced of the trajectory here.
Knowing your palate somewhat Jayson, I’m not entirely surprised by your view. The base is made in a slightly more extracted style than I suspect you would like. Remind me one of these days and we’ll open one of the single vineyards, which I think you’ll like a lot more.
