Saint Cosme COTE ROTIE 2019 750ml

Expert Reviews – Vintage 2019

The Wine Spectator 95 Points | A racy, high-pitched, mineral-driven style, with raspberry and damson plum coulis notes pierced with savory and sanguine accents. The long, tight-grained, iron-edged finish resonates. Best from 2022 through 2034.

The Wine Advocate 95 Points | Big florals and raspberries mark the nose of Saint Cosme’s 2019 Cote Rotie. Hints of stems show through, and this wine clearly would benefit from a few years in the cellar, but it is far from being unapproachable. Normally a blend of several lieux-dits, it sees about 30% new oak in its levage, but the wood is scarcely noticeable. Medium to full-bodied, creamy and supple on the palate, with a long, fruit-infused finish, this should age gracefully for a decade or more.

Vinous 95 Points | Saturated magenta. Vibrant, mineral-accented dark berry and cherry-cola aromas are complicated by suggestions of licorice, smoked meat and exotic spices. Densely packed and sharply focused on the palate, offering juicy blackberry, kirsch, smoky bacon and violet pastille flavors that become firmer and spicier with aeration. Marries richness and finesse with a sure hand and finishes impressively long and precise, with solid floral thrust and polished, slowly building tannins. 100% whole clusters and a third new oak.

Jeb Dunnuck 94 Points | The 2019 Cte Rtie, which is all whole cluster Syrah, offers a more full-bodied, rich, powerful style while still holding on to plenty of elegance. Blackberries, crushed stone, ground pepper, and violets define the bouquet, and I love its balance, it brings lots of fruit yet stays pure and fresh, and it has a great finish. This is a ripe, powerful vintage for Cte Rtie, and this handles it nicely.