Cote Rotie Wine Tasting

Cote Rotie Wine Tasting - Episode #293

August 15, 2007

The wines of Cote Rotie are among the best in the entire Rhone Region in France and today Gary sits down and tastes a few.

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“Dang right I drink wine while watching.

As a matter of fact, I had …” by NC Carl
“Excellent - a REAL Cote-Rotie episode, although I have to admit, whene…” by JayZee
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Philippe Faury Cote RotieCote Rotie
2004 Jean Michel Gerin Cotie Rotie Champin Le SeigneurCote Rotie
2003 Guigal Cote Rotie Brune Et BlondeCote Rotie
2004 Villard Gallets Blanc Cote RotieCote Rotie

Cheese tasted in this episode:

Riesling Sylvaner

Links mentioned in todays episode.

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about 2 months ago

NC Carl
Dang right I drink wine while watching.

As a matter of fact, I had the Espelt Saulo last night while watching, and I gotta say, our pallets didn’t jive on that wine. No biggie, I’m going to roll into a bottle of Terlato & Chapoutier Shiraz/Vio this weekend. So I watched this episode to see what I was missing out on by not buying the $55 Guigal.
about 8 months ago

JayZee
Excellent - a REAL Cote-Rotie episode, although I have to admit, whenever I hear Cote-Rotie, I think of “Sir Gary”.

QOTD: If I watch WLTV at home in the late evening, then I am often sipping some wine. However, I often watch in airports, in a hotel room, or at work during lunchtime and the wine option is, um, not available.
about 8 months ago

cruster
Wow. Microformats appeared on this site Kudos for that!

QOTD: Not every single time, but most of the shows, I do enjoy with a glass of wine.
about 8 months ago

MetalDave
QOTD: No. I’m at work.
about 8 months ago

Andy
Great ep G …. Have not had a Cote Rotie in a while but do like them.
QOTD— Always have a nice table wine to enjoy while watching.
about 8 months ago

rwfinger2
QOTD- YES! My own Finger Lakes Vincent maybe a Cab Frrrrrrunk from Brickstone Vinyards with a Beemster cheese WITH WLTV.
Need to check out a Cote Rotie after I fill my tank and pay the phone bill.
about 8 months ago

bamadog
I love Fun Dip!
about 8 months ago

Laurent Bazet
Cote Rotie are the greatest. Thanks for all!
about 8 months ago

Martin
Congradulations on episode #293! qotd: Rareley; usually watch in the morning or at the office.
about 8 months ago

Vinacull
Boooh yeah THUNDER and another exciting EP! We are all about the Cote Rotie and Hermitage. Just can’t afford to drink them very often. Gary I fully appreciate your comments on Guigal. They are one of those that people love to bash because of their high volume production, but still is one of my all time favorites because the wines generally show so well — from entry level CdR through CDP up to Hermitage and Cote Rotie. Hopefully some day I have a chance to try one of the single vineyard La la’s from a classic vintage.
about 8 months ago

grayman
QOTD: Sometimes. Tonight it was a 2005 Littorai Pinot Noir Les Larmes Anderson Valley. You are a visionary. The future is WLTV. I’m convinced that it will one day rival the traditional networks and cable channels.
about 8 months ago

vivaitalia
I’ve been dying to try some cote-rotie for a long time know. The price just kind of holds be back. Now at least I have some guidelines to use. It’s so weird to me that syrah can be so earthy and austere in the rhone, and make these nuclear fruit bombs in Australia. I know you’re probably freaking out with the vikings rolling the jets tonight.
about 8 months ago

KimG
Cotes du Rhone is fabulous in 2003, so heads up for that. Question of the day: of course I always drink wine with Winelibrary-TV Tonight a simple 1996 Bordeaux. Aged well, but I am running out of them.
about 8 months ago

Wino4Life
QOTD - 50/50 - depends on time of day.

GV - I haven’t posted in a while & I watch almost every episode - but I had to post today……
This was the best show in a long time!!!!
about 8 months ago

SoCal
QOTD: Hell ya…about 85% of the time
about 8 months ago

Jayhitek
QOTD: No. I watch it at work.
about 8 months ago

Matty Matt
QOTD - I usually watch during lunch at work so no. But when I watch at home, especially on a laid back Friday, yes!!
about 9 months ago

J Crazy
I watch in the morning over here in Japan so usually don’t drink and watch. But sometimes I just gotta.
about 9 months ago

ktw
qotd: 100% of the time i drink wine while watching (pavlov’s dog)
i would love to meet you in LA and second the request for a meeting at bottle rock
about 9 months ago

Scottymatt
QOTD: Oh yeah baby. Almost every show since I started watching in the evenings for the past 40.

Great show-I love the Cote Roties-nice to hear your discriptors.
about 9 months ago

LT
QOTD: Sometimes i do - depends on when/where i’m watching. I had this great Carmenere tonight….
about 9 months ago

Dave-from-Katonah
Hey Gary! I’m Baaaaack!! Long time no post, but Cote Rotie caught my eye. Great show. I love the 2003 Giugal I had back on Memorial Day. My TN were identical to yours with the great nose - probably due to the Viognier - and the truest syrah flavor of black raspberry and choclate covered cherries!! Totally worth 50bones!! My last bottle will never last, so I may have to buy another 2 bottles soon! I love Rhone syrah, but if you pump it on WLTV aren’t you worried the price will jump thru the roof like Oregon Pinot Noir after Sideways???? How about the less expensive St Joseph or Crozes-Hermitage? What is your other favorite N Rhone syrah producer, other than in Cote Rotie?
QOTD - every chance I get!
Question for you - you still intersted in coming up here to Katonah for a wine tasting dinner after my daughter’s bat mitzvah mishap?? We have a wine tasting group and you could be the guest taster…of a menu that we could work out. What do you think?
about 9 months ago

Matt the Lurker
QOTD - heck yes I do. *burp*
about 9 months ago

Larry
Not yet, but it sounds like fun!
about 9 months ago

tarheel17
QOTD: hells yeah.