The cherry and plum flavors are buried in a dense matrix of tannins

Rene Rostaing is one of the most masterful growers and bottlers of Cote Rotie

The 2010 de Fargues has an attractive bouquet with scents of honey

What impresses me most about the 2009s is the elegance of their tannin

a huge mid-palate and a layered

Torbreck, Descendant Vintage:2016 The cherry and plum flavorsThe 2007 Descendant is composed of 92% Shiraz and 8% Viognier sourced from a single vineyard. Super fragrant with a floral lift from the Viognier component, it gives up exotic scents of smoke, bacon fat, Asian spices, and wild blueberry. Voluptuous on the palate with loads of succulent fruit (a rarity in this challenging vintage), it has impeccable balance and 4 6 years of aging potential. It will be at its best from 2013 to 2027.