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Benromach Contrasts: Côte-Rôtie Cask
Benromach 's innovative Contrasts series has a new member: a 12 Year Old single malt matured in first-fill bourbon casks before 26 months finishing in Côte-Rôtie wine casks . Wine casks are always popular, says the distillery team, but they're generally not our favourites.Côte-Rôtie brings us to the terraces of the Northern Rhône, just south of Lyon, where Syrah grapes are common, sometimes co-planted and co-fermented with a little white Viognier. Benromach Contrasts: Wine Finish 12 yo 2014 (46%, OB 2026, Côte-Rôtie Cask finish) Nose: not bad really. Lots of red berry aromas, some strawberry jam, blackberries and pomegrenate. Light peat sits underneath, along with black peppercorns and some sour herbal notes, hibiscus and orange peels. Then also rounder vanilla, a little caramel and cocoa. There's a very light sangria-character to it, but not at all unpleasant. Mouth: at first the peat stands out more, but the wine is louder as well. Dark forest fruits again, with damsons and blo
by Ruben0 viewsbenromach201446contrastscote-rotiespeyside - news
Leeuwenkuil Heritage Syrah 2022 – The wait is over
Have you ever had a wine that stops you dead in your tracks? This has been our experience of the Leeuwenkuil Heritage Syrah 2022. Not only has it received a near-perfect score from Platter’s (99 points), it also recently scored 97 points (blind!) in the Winemag Prescient Report – an enormous achievement. In both instances, […] The post Leeuwenkuil Heritage Syrah 2022 – The wait is over appeared first on Wine Cellar Plus .
by Lauren Segers-Jewell5 viewsalllocal-winescote-rotieleeuwenkuilleeuwenkuil-heritage-syrah-2022platter-s - news
Côte-Rôtie: what’s all the fuss about?
I am often asked why I have such a strong attachment to the wines of the Northern Rhône and in particular those of Côte-Rôtie. It is never an easy question to answer without a long preamble, but after close to 25 years of visiting the Rhône and the many stylistic changes we have seen over […]
by Derek Robertson6 viewsl-s-postcote-rotiesyrahvineyard-visit