WTN: 02 Roty Rosé

I was intrigued when I saw a bottle of 2002 Joseph Roty Marsannay Rosé in the store but suffered a predictable letdown upon opening when I tasted the sour funky metallic mess. Yes, it seemed like the wine had seen better days.

But, after letting it chill down further it began to firm up and offer a few glasses of pleasure. One could almost sense the pinot noir fruit underneath all the sour metal but at this point most of that fruit has gone tart and fading. So yes, a few interesting sips but for the most part it has indeed seen better days.

It's too bad this one was allowed to get old before it was drunk. Roty Marsannay Rose is certainly one of my favorite Rose's in the world. It's great earthiness sets it apart from most I taste.

It's too bad this one was allowed to get old before it was drunk. Roty Marsannay Rose is certainly one of my favorite Rose's in the world. It's great earthiness sets it apart from most I taste.

They also had the 01 which must have been even further gone.

I suppose you could say there was an 'earthy' textural and flavor aspect to this 02. But all the fruit was gone so I'll have to look for fresher examples in the future.