A tasting of the constituent barrels, so this is a provisional score. Gerine has a touch of cold-fireplace aroma from the stems, the tannins are quite strict and the fruit is fresh; it’s tense. Lésardes and Cumelle show some slightly confit-grape scents and a touch of cassis. Tense and fresh, with good acidity and grippy, slightly grainy tannins that are a touch underripe. Truchet is a cooler terroir, showing a touch of white pepper. It’s fuller and more generous in fruit – juicy blackberry – with softer tannins, but still very fresh and tense. Tartaras and Bonnivières had an October harvest; showing beautiful floral expression, with good ripe fruit and tannins and more richness, but it’s still so fresh. Gerine and Moutonnes are showing peat and iodine notes. It’s silky, with good ripe fruit and tannins and a powerful finish. Fongeant has notes of lavender and violet, then it’s very fresh, silky and attractive – just lovely. Le Plan is fuller-bodied, more classic warm-vintage fruit, with great acidity and tannins. Côte Blonde, Côte Bodin and Leya are lifted, silky, pure, complete and beautiful. Landonne is a relatively fine and fresh expression, not as austere as it can be. Virtually all whole bunches this year. Overall, this is looking like a fresh, elegant vintage, in a fairly classic style, rather than the bolder wines that have typified the past eight years. It promises serious complexity in the long term. (Drink between 2034-2050)

(94-96 points) Rich red and black fruits, lots of minerality, pepper, and violets all emerge from the 2023 Côte Rôtie, which saw a lot of stem inclusion and is aging primarily in older demi-muids. It's a focused, masculine effort that's nicely structured and has that fresh, crunchy, yet still ripe style that defines the vintage.

(94-96 points) This comprehensive tasting note of the 2023 Côte-Rôtie encapsulates impressions from six samples - some from individual lieux-dits, others combining parcels. Le Truchet, sourced from relatively young vines of 14 years, delivers outstanding purity, unfolding with touches of graphite, black cherry and white pepper. Next up is a combination of Côte Bodin, Leyat and Côte Blonde, which adds red plum, stemmy subtleties and a flicker of grapefruit. Gerine then dazzles with fresh acidity, rose petal and spicy undertones. After Gerine, Fongeant represents the second-largest proportion of the entire blend. Slightly less forward than Gerine, Fongeant is savory, with spicy essences, red plum and blackberry, all wrapped in a generous mouthfeel. Tartaras and Bonnivières enrich the picture with fragrant rosewater, cardamom spice and more peppery subtleties. Although aged in a new oak demi-muid, the wood tannins are meticulously integrated into this sample’s structure. Finally, a blend of Le Plomb and Collet completes the picture with licorice, graphite and a touch of black plum. Framed by gentle tannins, these magnificent samples hint at yet another textbook Côte-Rôtie from Jean-Paul, Corinne and Loïc Jamet.

95+ The 2023 Côte-Rôtie is a blend of 17 lieux-dits, fermented with 100% whole clusters and matured for 20 months in barriques, including 10% new oak. It reveals aromas of dark berries, blueberry and flowers, mingled with delicately peppery, spicy nuances. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and structured, it is layered with an enveloping core of fruit framed by lively tension. Precise and ethereal, it evokes the balance of Côte-Rôtie as it was often encountered before recent warmer vintages reshaped the region’s profile. The finish is long, mineral and subtly marked by notes of fresh licorice. This is pure Jamet.

Harmonious and pure, with winey, ripe tones of red currant, incense and pretty violet built on a chalky, fine mineral foundation that brings form and drives the length. Texturally stunning, with smoky, savory, olive and herb details; offers impressive integration from start to vibrant finish. Drink now through 2040.