Xavier Gerard, Cote Rotie Vintage:2015 great concentration

great concentration

citrus blossom and a hint of herbal tea

the wines are more fresh

sumptuous personality

This is even bigger and more powerful with its mouth coating broad-shouldered flavors that possess plenty of muscle before culminating in an explosive but tightly wound finish that just goes on and on

Xavier Gerard, Cote Rotie Vintage:2015 great concentrationGrard's 2015 Cote Rotie (tasted from a 375 milliliter bottle) is in a good place right now. Dense, concentrated and creamy textured, it evokes the vintage's warm character, delivering black cherries and black olives in equal measure. Full bodied and velvety in feel, it might lack a bit of elegance, but it delivers plenty of flavor. Drink it over the next decade.