Cote-Rotie 2006, Jean-Paul Brun

[Arnt Egil Nordlien]

Anyone tasted this wine; Cote-Rotie 2006 from Jean-Paul Brun/Domaine Terres des Roties? I had it a few days ago at a tasting. Ok it is outside Beaujolais, but it has Jean-Paul Bruns mark all over it. More elegant than powerful and typically Brun-styled fruit and complexity. Cool-fruited with flowery top-notes. Pretty handled tannins and a fine bracing acidity. I would be very interested to try this again in a few years. As I have understood this is the second vintage of this wine and that there also is a Condrieu made.

 

[SFJoe]

I suspect him of consorting with Eric.

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by Arnt Egil Nordlien:
Cote-Rotie 2006, Jean-Paul BrunAnyone tasted this wine; Cote-Rotie 2006 from Jean-Paul Brun/Domaine Terres des Roties? I had it a few days ago at a tasting. Ok it is outside Beaujolais, but it has Jean-Paul Bruns mark all over it. More elegant than powerful and typically Brun-styled fruit and complexity. Cool-fruited with flowery top-notes. Pretty handled tannins and a fine bracing acidity. I would be very interested to try this again in a few years. As I have understood this is the second vintage of this wine and that there also is a Condrieu made.

Wow, this is great news! Thanks for the heads-up. I was just recently lamenting the underrepresentation of good producers in that hallowed AOC. And perhaps Brun's pricing is less than stratospheric, too.

Mark Lipton

 

[Rahsaan]

originally posted by MLipton:
...perhaps Brun's pricing is less than stratospheric, too.

Mark Lipton

At the same time, perhaps this AOC will allow him to earn a bit more of a margin than the Beaujolais wines.

 

[Claude Kolm]

originally posted by SFJoe:
I suspect him of consorting with Eric.

But they live so far away from each other. ;)

 

[Marc D]

originally posted by Claude Kolm:

originally posted by SFJoe:
I suspect him of consorting with Eric.

But they live so far away from each other. ;)

Early morning sunshine on the golden stones, Charnay, September 2008.

 

[scottreiner]

papa joe, any chance we will see this stateside?

 

[Jeff Grossman]

For the visually-oriented among us: click

 

[Rahsaan]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
For the visually-oriented among us: click

Pretty tacky!

I assume/hope the wine is better than the label.

 

[BJ]

Wow, super cool. Didn't know that.

 

[Chris Coad]

originally posted by Rahsaan:

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
For the visually-oriented among us: click

Pretty tacky!

I assume/hope the wine is better than the label.

Boy, everybody's an art director these days.

 

[Rahsaan]

originally posted by Chris Coad:
Boy, everybody's an art director these days.

Not everybody.

Just me.

Out of curiosity, do you like the label?

 

[Chris Coad]

originally posted by Rahsaan:

originally posted by Chris Coad:
Boy, everybody's an art director these days.

Not everybody.

Just me.

Out of curiosity, do you like the label?

I can't even make it out in that picture. It looks like a sinister alien tentacle hovering over a map of Africa.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

It is a dark bunch of grapes over a golden grape leaf with a bit of gnarled grapevine on the left side.