1999 Lafoy et Gasse Côte-Rôtie Cuvée VV
The 99 fruit is deep yet maturing, which has a lot of potential for pleasure, but my enjoyment is marred by the streaks of brett flying through the wine. With air (and a bit of drunken imagination) I can sort of see the floral fruit trying to peak out, but my overall takeaway is one of disappointment.
1998 Jamet Côte-Rôtie
Starts off bright and olive porky but very quickly deepens with air and at the age of 18 is still a dark deep wine offset by the gentle Côte-Rôtie violets. I am not one with extensive Jamet experience, and I have only had the 98 once before, many years ago, which means I cannot hash out the minutiae of how this bottle showed compared to other vintages. But the dark suave fine-knit composure coupled with the brightness/roughness that I think is a vintage characteristic combined to produce a very fun time for me while drinking this wine!