Rare Northern Rhône
2012 Jamet Côte-Rôtie Côte Brune
"The Brune is consistently one of the best wines
made at Côte Rôtie."
-John Livingstone-Learmonth, The Wines of the Northern Rhône
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If you love classic Côte-Rôtie, Jamet is the name to know. For decades, Jamet has been the benchmark of Côte-Rôtie.
Jamet's Côte Brune is his top bottling and painfully rare. It comes from a tiny parcel of old vines. This is the first time we've offered Jamet's Côte Brune. I should warn you from the outset that the quantities are really modest.
Côte-Rôtie is known for being the most finessed, nimble and Burgundian of the Northern Rhône. There is currently no producer in the region that epitomizes Côte-Rôtie with as much classicism, with as much precision as Jamet.
The Côte Brune comes from schist soils and adds a slow-to-evolve sternness and extra dimension of nuance. It's an utterly captivating wine - a monument to the greatest that Côte-Rôtie has to offer.
Jamet produced beautiful 2012s. The wines have an ultra-fine structure and dazzling clarity. The proportions are classic and harmoniously interwoven.
This is one of the great bottles of the Northern Rhône. I wish that I had more to offer, but am glad to present this modest parcel.
To order, please email us at offers@crushwineco.com or call the store at (212) 980-9463.
Ian McFadden
Director, Fine & Rare Wine
Crush Wine & Spirits
2012 Jamet Côte-Rôtie Côte Brune