Xavier Gerard, Cote Rotie Vintage:2015 This is even bigger and

This is even bigger and more powerful with its mouth coating broad-shouldered flavors that possess plenty of muscle before culminating in an explosive but tightly wound finish that just goes on and on

Revisited from the July 2019 disgorgement

sumptuous personality

citrus blossom and a hint of herbal tea

the Blanc is quite a bit richer than the Virginie de Valandraud

Xavier Gerard, Cote Rotie Vintage:2015 This is even bigger andGrard'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.