| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Rhône > Northern Rhône > Côte Rotie |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
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The 2004 Cote Rotie La Turque exhibits hints of green pepper and bouquet garni intermixed with notions of graphite, blackberries, cherries, and smoky beef. A denser, more tannic, and structured effort than La Mouline, La Turque will benefit from another year or two of bottle age. It should keep for 10-15 years.
While certainly an outstanding wine, the 2004 Cote Rotie la Turque is a more streamlined, medium-bodied, elegant example of this cuvee. It offers a touch of herbacousness as well as lots of smoked meats, coffee bean and truffle, ripe tannin and solid overall balance. It’s mature, but will drink well for another decade.
Still tight, but with an ample core of hoisin sauce, licorice, black currant preserve and espresso, backed by a dark plum-, cocoa-and iron-filled finish. There's great length and lovely texture through the finish. Drink now through 2023
Deep red. Flamboyantly perfumed nose offers a gaudy display of cherry, cola and fresh flowers. Deep, sweet and fleshy, with concentrated cherry/berry flavors, nervy minerality and a broad, expansive finish. While this will no doubt warrant a long rest in the cellar, there's a seductively open quality to it that will make for wonderful early drinking.
The 2004 Cote Rotie La Turque is elegant, opulent, but silky-soft with a deep ruby/purple-tinged color and a big, sweet nose of plums, violets, espresso, and sweet black currant fruit intermixed with some spicy wood and truffle. This is a lush, full-bodied 2004 to drink in its first 10-15 years of life.
