Rene Rostaing Cote-Rotie Cote Blonde 2023 (1.5L) [NET] SF Chronicle It is full-bodied and deep

It is full-bodied and deep but

citrus whispers

offering a rich and fruit-forward style with a touch of sweetness

blackberries

Rene Rostaing Cote-Rotie Cote Blonde 2023 (1.5L) [NET] SF Chronicle It is full-bodied and deepThe Cote Blonde is the more lyrical of Cote Rotie's two great hills granitic and sand dappled, named (per legend) for the blonde daughter the Lord of Maugiron bequeathed it to. Rostaing's bottling has long been one of the appellation's most graceful, all perfume and silk where La Landonne is iron and grip. Pierre Rostaing, who now runs the estate his father Rene built, farms these old vines with a feather touch and ages the wine in mostly neutral oak