A deft application of wood frames ripe aromas of plum

What could be better

Coincidences like that do not really exist

with some groundbreaking whites that could compete with the finest white Burgundies (I’d love to do a blind tasting one day) and the most amazing Malbecs you can think of

it should blossom in another five years or so

Xavier Gerard, Cote Rotie Vintage:2015 A deft application of woodGrard'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.