Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie, Cuvee Classique 2004 Petit Sirah brownish at the rim and

brownish at the rim and deep dark red in the core

texture and length

91 points Allen Meadows

aged in a mix of foudre and barrels

Showing greater intensity and complexity than the regular bottling

Rene Rostaing, Cote Rotie, Cuvee Classique 2004 Petit Sirah brownish at the rim and0. 5 1. 5cm Not counting the much larger Guigal domaine, Rene Rostaing is the closest thing to a true cult star that Cte Rtie has yet produced. A grower since 1971, his first vineyard purchases were a microscopic half acre each in Cte Blonde and in La Landonne on the Cte Brune. The real breakthrough came when his father in law, Albert Dervieux Thaize retired in 1990, followed by his uncle Marius Gentaz Dervieux three years later. Between these two