Jean-Michel Gerin, Cote Rotie Landonne other_regions_italy dried cherry iron - all

dried cherry iron - all signs of a fully mature wine - are front and center

but it is nothing short of superb

Tasted from an ex-château bottle at home

53 ha parcel

40 ha parcel of vines that average about 40 years of age)

Jean-Michel Gerin, Cote Rotie Landonne other_regions_italy dried cherry iron - allGlass staining purple. A heady, complex bouquet suggests red and dark berry compote, sandalwood and cola, with a sexy note of Asian spices adding lift. Rich but lively, offering sweet black raspberry and floral pastille flavors braced by smoky minerality. Closes with subtle tannic grip, leaving blackberry and cherry cola notes behind. Josh Raynolds