> Meanwhile, I finished grilling the ribeyes (grilling in November, one of
the
> main reasons I am mostly glad I switched to gas) which were served over a
bed
> of greens with a horseradish/caper sauce, accompanied by an asparagus
risotto
> (not as food unfriendly as you'd imagine, the asparagus is smoothed by the
> risotto). Opened the 1994 Rene Rostaing Côte-Rôtie "La Viaillere".
Slightly
> closed at first, then opened out with some red berry fruit, a little
bacon,
> leather, and a pretty fair dose of oak still hanging around.
Medium-bodied,
> pleasant enough, but not a blockbuster at all. And other than the bacon,
not
> especially Côte-Rôtie-ish to my inexperienced palate. B
>
I had his 99 Landonne not too long ago and absolutely loved it, the fruit
and spices were all in the right place, tannins and acidity to help last a
few years. his generic Côte-Rotie was, on the other hand a little thin. So
for the 25$cad in price difference, paying 115$ for the landonne is
resonable.
...Chris