I loved the Cotes du Rhone of from Montirius, and the 05 of this wine was drinking nicely at Lou. Since I drove Sarah to the Pantages, she bought me a couple of bottles of wine. 2 bottles of the Montirius Cotes du Rhone and this bottle. But there's a catch. She always makes fun of me for not wanting to let wine sit in a hot car in LA...and of course she did this will all three bottles. She let them sit in 95 degree heat for 3 hours while she went to lunch with a friend. So all three seeped. Oops. When she gave them to me (somewhat sheepishly I might add, since they had leaked all over), she was kind of disappointed. All three bottles were hot to the touch. And I'm not talking luke-warm...they were hot.
Both bottles of Cotes du Rhone turned out to be fine. They actually, surprisingly, drank just as well as the first bottle that I had (not heat damaged). This wine though, I felt like there was something off. I know it's a bit young to be drinking this wine at two years of age, but since it was seeping, and I figured it was ruined, and I opened it up. The texture was nice; very smooth and velvety. Really trying, I got some spice and some berry fruit. There was definitely something missing. It was way too austere, and not really showing much of itself. Not sure if this is the wine being shut-down, or if this was some damage. So, no grade. I am going to get another bottle that hasn't been damaged.
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