Côte-Rôtie, Côte Brune, Gentaz Dervieux, 1990

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1990 Côte-Rôtie Côte Brune, Marius Gentaz-Dervieux ***** plenty of red still in the robe. Burgundian, pepper-spice floating on top of serene red fruit, a beautiful nose with violet traces, violet and prune. After two hours, strawberry airs enter. The palate has a grippy, tenacious debut, very much in the Brune style, has a core of fine red fruit, but is never flamboyant. It shows earthy qualities, tightens on the finish, shows a little reduction there. Beautiful, STGT wine - even from a hot summer the wine has emerged fine, well-cut, very pure - terroir rules. Very drinkable, very fresh, FINE wine. The palate offers stealthy improvement, richness coming through, and width. It ends on a wonderful little ball of red fruit, with a glinty finish - snap! "1990 was a dry year, very dry. It was hot, too. There wasn`t a lot of juice in the grapes, but I regard it as a beau vintage," Marius Gentaz-Dervieux. 2024-26 March 2011