Jean-Paul Corinne & Loic Jamet - Cote Rotie 2020 (750ml)
Price: $189.00
| Producer | Jean-Paul Corinne & Loic Jamet |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone |
| Varietal | Syrah |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 5834 |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 97 Points
Opaque ruby. Vibrant blackberry cherry incense Moroccan spice potpourri and smoky mineral qualities on the expansive seductively perfumed nose. Offers vibrant black and blue fruit spicecake olive and floral pastille flavors that show bright detail and energetic mineral lift. The floral and spice notes recur strongly on the youthfully gripping finish which features mounting tannins and lingering smokiness. - By Josh Raynolds on December 2022 Without question the hottest ticket in Côte-Rôtie over the last few years has been Domaine Jean-Paul Corinne & Loïc Jamet?s wines. Prices are going through the roof on the secondary market especially at auction. The Jamets carry no blame for that aside from the fact that they have been making some of the best wines in France for some time now which naturally has drawn plenty of attention. Corinne and Jean-Paul Jamet?s son Loïc is steadily assuming a more important day-to-day role here both in the vines and cellar. Burgundy-educated Loïc Jamet will soon find his own voice with the wines. In the meantime nothing has changed in the style of the wines which in 2018 2019 and 2020 are among the best bottlings in the region. Assuming they can be found anywhere close to their opening prices (good luck) the entry-level non-Côte-Rôtie wines deliver outstanding value compared to their big brothers and give quite a good glimpse at the domaine?s style.
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
Gorgeous and captivating with heavy salty energy and simmering power. Stunning in both scale and range offering a meaty smoky core of red berry bitter cherry and earth flavors held up by bolts of iron. Shows a supple feel on the palate which exudes serious richness and depth through the lavender-kissed finish revealing wafts of grilled mesquite smoke. This is Côte-Rôtie at its finest. Best from 2025 through 2040.
Jeb Dunnuck: 95-97 Points
Still resting in barrels the 2020 Côte Rôtie is a ripe sexy beast of a Côte Rôtie and Jean-Paul commented that he preferred the more classic style of the 2019. Don't let that scare you away as this is a thrilling Côte Rôtie in the making. All of the samples exhibited a healthy purple color intense aromatics remarkable purity and a more medium to full-bodied profile. This ripe powerful vintage is going to require at least 7-8 years to shed some baby fat (and you'll be excused for drinking a bottle in its youth) but should still evolve for 20+ years. I suspect the 2019 might be longer lived due to its more structured profile but it's going to be a treat following these vintages over the coming decades.
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