| 2011-03-08 11:49 |
IWC: (Domaine Jean Luc et Jean Paul Jamet Cote Rotie) Deep ruby. Vibrant aromas of blackberry, kirsch, licorice, violet and smoky Indian spices. Firm and intense, with alluring sweetness and fleshiness to the red and dark berry and floral pastille flavors. The very fine tannins quickly fade into the high-pitched fruit on the smoky, minerally back end. This is very pretty and impressively complex right now; I'd drink it before the less-evolved 2006. 93 points |
| 2011-03-08 11:50 |
WS: Youthfully tight, with hints of lilac, white pepper and red currant quickly overrun by a strong iron note. The finish is taut, with a damson plum note lingering, but it's also seriously long, and this should more than fill out nicely.--Non-blind Jamet Côte-Rôtie vertical (2010). Best from 2012 through 2020. –JM |
| 2011-03-19 23:09 |
WA: As with most producers’ 2007 Cote Rotie, this cuvee is difficult to judge. It was a challenging year with abundant hail damage, and horrible weather in August, but September turned things around for the better producers. This offering, which was aged in a combination of small barrels and demi-muids, exhibits a dark ruby/purple-tinged color, aromas of ground pepper and green vegetables, decent, medium-bodied, concentrated flavors, but little ripeness or depth.
(Not yet released)
It seems to me that Jamet’s traditional Cote Roties, which I adored in vintages such as 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1999, have not been up to snuff over recent years. It is difficult to understand why as this has always been one of the more reliable producers in Cote Rotie. They do have a mind-bending 25 separate parcels (18 acres) spread over Cote Rotie, with some terrific sites, but the wines have become increasingly lean and sinewy as well as herbaceous and vegetal.
Importer: Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 832-9083 |