Hello everyone. Stumbled across this great forum and have a question for all of you.
Does anyone have some good suggestions for great Côte-Rôtie under 100$?
I have tasted some iconic wines from the Côte-Rôtie in the last couple of years. But as i am starting to build my own collection i could use some suggestions in this price range.
Young Levet definitely needs time in a cellar. Although they don’t use much new oak, it can still show quite a bit in younger wines. We had a 2017 Peroline this summer and it had a rather obvious vanillary edge.
But if you are based in Europe, you should find quite a bit of stuff around 50€. 100€ is quite expensive for a Rotie, this side of the pond.
Jean-Luc Jamet Côte-Rôtie Les Terrasses Is damn nice as well, check out 2016 for sure. Champet makes some classic Côte-Rôtie, but based on the CT notes for 2015, evidently avoid the HOT years. I loved 2012. Texier is interesting as well, but I cannot say that I find it to be classic CR, more acid and red-fruit driven.
Is Benetiere now gone? That was my 1-2 with Levet in the sub-$100 market.
I love Jamet. It is one of my favorite domaines in the world. Sadly they have become pretty hard to track down and the prices seems to have taken quite a jump in the last few years. I do buy a lot of Jamet’s CDR which shines after a few years.
I have been lucky enough to taste Jamet’s Côte-Rôtie in 1995, 1996, 1997(2x), 2008 and 2016 within the last two years.
It is one of the reason’s for my love for the Northern Rhone wines.
Had Jean-Luc Jamet on my radar for some time. Only heard good things about the 2016. But he uses like 50% new oak right? But maybe it is time to buy a few bottles.
Stephane Ogier and Rene Rostaing both make great “entry level” Cote Roties in the $50-60 range. I find the 2014-2015s of both are drinking pretty well now but I’m sure a few more years in the cellar doesn’t hurt either.