Paul Jaboulet Aine, Cote Rotie Jumelles Size:12x750ml round and juicy with delicious

round and juicy with delicious and succulent dark fruit and wet earth

this wine will probably benefit from 2-5 years of cellaring despite its precociousness and keep for two decades

it's also quite backward and in need of bottle aging

maple syrup and roasted nuts

Not very bordeaux – more reminiscent of some of the more ambitious Spanish reds at the moment

Paul Jaboulet Aine, Cote Rotie Jumelles Size:12x750ml round and juicy with deliciousFull red ruby. Bright, floral aromas of raspberry, black plum, black cherry and leather. Supple but a bit sullen in the mouth, with unforthcoming flavors of black cherry and shoe polish. Seems a bit less thoroughly ripe than the '97 Hermitage Pied de la Cote. Rather awkward today. A sample of the same wine from a very early bottling (June of '98!) showed a comparatively explosive nose of truffle, smoke and black olive; a more elegant palate