Domaine Rostaing Cote Rotie Ampodium 2013
- Vintage
- 2013
- Country
- France
- Region
- Rhone
- Size
- 750ml
- Grapes
- Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvedre
- Rating
- WA92, WS92
The 2013 Cote Rotie Ampodium, which was just bottled prior to this tasting, is gorgeous. The wine is made from 100% Syrah from two top terroirs, Cote Blonde and Landonne, and aged all in Burgundy barrels; it has terrific notes of black raspberries, blackberries, crushed violets and dried flowers in a surprisingly forward, nicely concentrated, textured style that can be enjoyed anytime over the coming decade or more. Drink:2015~2025 - WA92
A lively, herb-accented style, with rosemary, savory and bay leading the way, followed by a lightly mulled core of raspberry and blackberry fruit. The finish lets light olive and white pepper notes chime in for added range. Leans toward the old-school side of the style spectrum. Best from 2017 through 2027. - WS92
Domaine Rostaing, often called René Rostaing after its founder, is a leading wine estate in the Côte-Rôtie region of the Northern Rhône, and particularly known for its Syrah-based wines.
The first Rostaing wine was produced in 1971 when the estate covered a mere 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres) split between the Côte Blonde and La Landonne subregions of the Côte Rôtie. This slowly grew as Rostaing purchased additional plots and the took over his uncle's and his father-in-law's vineyards.
Today the domaine has just over seven hectares (18 acres) of vineyards in the wider Côte Rôtie – a sizeable holding by the region's standards – plus one hectare (2.5 acres) in the white wine (Viognier-based) appellation of Condrieu, which produces the La Bonnette cuvée.
Rostaing also owns a small plot in Lézardes, on the northern border of Côte Rôtie, where he makes Syrah and Viognier wines under the IGP Collines Rhodaniennes designation.
Rostaing makes several Côte Rôtie wines. This includes cuvées from both the La Landonne and Côte Blonde subregions, and the Ampodium, which comes from other sites within the appellation. These are aged in a mix of regular and large-format barrels, with a very small proportion of new oak.
Rostaing also owns an estate near Nîmes where it produces wines under the Languedoc appellation. - Information from Wine Searcher