Diane (Long Island) wrote:1999 Jamet Cote Rotie - at first, the nose was fabulous with dark, ripe fruit...then green olives became pronounced, still making it interesting until it became overpowering. It followed through on the palate, masking the ripe fruit that was tasted moments earlier. Puzzling wine.
Otto Nieminen wrote:Diane (Long Island) wrote:1999 Jamet Cote Rotie - at first, the nose was fabulous with dark, ripe fruit...then green olives became pronounced, still making it interesting until it became overpowering. It followed through on the palate, masking the ripe fruit that was tasted moments earlier. Puzzling wine.
That does sound weird. I recently had this again, and it had all the typical warm but not over the top year notes I expect: black olive and a funky meatiness. Off-bottle or shutting down? Thanks for the notes.
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