The wine is partly aged in 600-litre barrels

63 ha and in Cruots that has

A deft application of wood frames ripe aromas of plum

it should blossom in another five years or so

or pop a cork if you prefer more of a classic

Xavier Gerard, Cote Rotie Vintage:2015 The wine is partly agedGrard'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.