Xavier Gerard, Cote Rotie other_regions_italy This is distinctly sauvage in

This is distinctly sauvage in character with moderate toast

More than half of this wine is cabernet franc and it shows in its penetrating minerality and serious tannic spine

liquorice and cassis fruits

citrus oil

50% new oak

Xavier Gerard, Cote Rotie other_regions_italy This is distinctly sauvage inGrard'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.