Jamet, Cote Rotie 1998

Deep red.

Much denser nose, black fruit makes an appearance, as does smoked ham and cracked black pepper. The wilted greens aspect of the 2000 is here, too, but tucked underneath. Loaded, but not fully expressing yet.

Round, with a bit of textural sweetness. Again, much more concentrated than the 2000, but not yet "giving it up". Chewy acid/tannin synergy in the finish. Smoked meat flavor rides through nicely.

Day 3 - Now fully expressing the smoked ham, earth, wilted spinach thing. There's even an ultra-ripe tomato/ketchup nuance. Totally killer aromatic action. More structured in the mouth now, with wilted greens and smoked ham dominating. But also showing slight oxidation.

$50 on release