Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie, Cuvee Classique 2004 Northwest with a stacked mid-palate and

with a stacked mid-palate and still present

The durable and functional masterpiece allows white

95 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

Needs another three or four years to open

Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie, Cuvee Classique 2004 Northwest with a stacked mid-palate and0. 5 1. 5cm Not counting the much larger Guigal domaine, Rene Rostaing is the closest thing to a true cult star that Cte Rtie has yet produced. A grower since 1971, his first vineyard purchases were a microscopic half acre each in Cte Blonde and in La Landonne on the Cte Brune. The real breakthrough came when his father in law, Albert Dervieux Thaize retired in 1990, followed by his uncle Marius Gentaz Dervieux three years later. Between these two