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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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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August 17, 2007

Jayhitek
QOTD: No. I watch it at work.
August 17, 2007

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!!
August 17, 2007

J Crazy
I watch in the morning over here in Japan so usually don’t drink and watch. But sometimes I just gotta.
August 17, 2007

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
August 17, 2007

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.
August 17, 2007

LT
QOTD: Sometimes i do – depends on when/where i’m watching. I had this great Carmenere tonight….
August 17, 2007

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?
August 17, 2007

Matt the Lurker
QOTD – heck yes I do. *burp*
August 16, 2007

Larry
Not yet, but it sounds like fun!
August 16, 2007

tarheel17
QOTD: hells yeah.
August 16, 2007

Carlitos
QOTD. Not usually. I’ve done it only a few times.
August 16, 2007

Lenny
QOTD:

absolutely!!!
August 16, 2007

ToddF
Guys, PLEASE learn the difference between the plural and the possessive – it’s not “cabernet’s”, and in this episode, it’s not “video’s”, but PLURAL “videos”
August 16, 2007

Bernie Bearnaise
It’s a relief to have you back… I was starting to get the shakes. Cote-Rotie is the “roasted slope” and pictures of it show a rugged steep terrain with old stone walls. It lies on the right bank of the Rhone river in the northern end of the Rhone region. A large colorful map that pulled down from the ceiling would be an awesome prop but might be too pedantic. The slope has two parts with different soils. The Cote Brune is brownish, rich in clay and has quite a bit of iron oxide. The Cote Blonde has a lighter color combining chalk with clay. The Brune increases its intensity with age and the Blonde is more assertive young and then fades with age. The Viognier is grown together with the Syrah and blended to round out the flavor and bouquet. Due to the steep terrain the harvesting must be done by goats….

I’m imbibing some southern Rhone Valley blend from the Costieres de Nimes called Chateau L’Ermitage. (at $12 a poor man’s Hermitage) It’s medium bodied with a %40 Syrah, %40 Grenache and 20% Mourvedre. 12.5% alch. the vigneron is Jerome Castillon ages this wine in Oak tanks for nine months. This adds a vanilla element to the berries with a touch of Cinnamon. It’s easy to drink and doesn’t have any fatal flaws and deserves an 87 IMHO. I’ll surely try his white blend next.

Our beloved Redskins are retooling the defense which should take some pressure off our sophomore quarterback Jason Campbell. The Giants lost some of their mainstays and might be ripe for picking. The Eagles always are our nemesis and Dallas has a new coach. Anything could happen…Best of luck to your sons of Namath.
August 16, 2007

tom_mackenzie
QOTD Yes i do! i’m drinkng 2003 Le Macchiole from the WL right now.
August 16, 2007

wallace
Loved the fun facts at the start of the show. “Lead me to the well” Gary! good stuff. keep it up. look forward to trying out some cote roti eventually.
QOD; I usually have wine and maybe a snack while watching WLTV. unless it’s 07 in morning i usually pour myself a glass and get set up to watch the show.
August 16, 2007

Keith L
You really turned me on to the Cote Rotie, it is next on my list.

QOTD: Some times, most of the time I am watching WLTV on my iPod on the commuter bus ride home. The last few days the ride has seemed longer with out a show, glad to have you back.
August 16, 2007

Tommy Vernieri
Today I’m drinking beer while watching WLTV, but we’re a day behind and I think my wife is about to join you in some Fume Blanc while we watch tomorrow’s episode. We had the Mondavi Private Selection Fume Blanc last night, so good timing Gary.
August 16, 2007

Hazzmaticus
qotd … absolutely, as often as possible; haven’t tested “with you,” in the virtual sense, but that’s a goal
August 16, 2007

John Smasal
Man, am I jealous as I sip on my $9 monkey bay savignon blanc. Maybe for the weekend.
August 16, 2007

Nico
That was a fun show!

QOTD: unfortunately, not usually
August 16, 2007

jason
QOTD: sometimes

awesome. give it up to cote roti. you slipped and said hermitage. maybe a little hermitage tasting next week??? wadya say.
ps thundercats were for dorks.
August 16, 2007

Marc Mc
Most of the time. Tonight its Marquis Phillips SE Austrailia Shiraz. No heat, good fruit with a lot of balance.
August 16, 2007

Mr. Cabernet
QOTD: No, I’m usually at work. But I’m looking forward to the group tasting coming up–I’ve got my two pack.

OT: Don’t drip wine onto the floor. It serves no purpose but to get a cheap laugh.
August 16, 2007

DavidB
QOTD: Tend to drink when watching at home, but mostly I catch you during work, and although I would love to have a glass before heading to court, don’t think the judges would dig it…..or maybe they would as some seem to have knocked back a few themselves before taking the bench…

Love the Rhone, North or South don’t care all good stuff