Decanter über:
Cote Rotie La Turque
-- Decanter: Immediately very oaky on the nose at this stage from the 40 months in new barriques, with coffee bean and star anise. Dense, full-bodied but not heavy on the palate, there's a good core of freshness here. Rolling dark fruit, big, grippy tannins and a big textural impact on the palate. Very long finish, with cola and clove oak. The oak is dominating for now, and I would suggest leaving for at least a decade. The dense, ripe tannins, fresh acidity and core of fruit suggests a long life. The oak will always be a defining element of the wine, the question is whether it will eventually take a back seat. The score predicts that it will. Lieu-dit Côte Brune, from the Brune side (mica schist bedrock). 97/100