From a cooler, slightly more challenging vintage, the medium-bodied 2007 Cote Rotie Classique does not display any greenness or excessive acidity. It offers creamy black cherry and red currant fruit intermixed with notions of forest floor and smoke. Drink this medium-bodied, elegant 2007 during its first 6-10 years of life. (Not yet released)One of the benchmark producers of Cote Rotie, Rene Rostaing’s wines are made in a classic, traditional style, and are aged in either demi-muids or small barrels, a tiny percentage of which is new. Rostaing’s 25 acres spread throughout heritage sites on the two hillsides of the Cote Blonde and Cote Brune include some of the finest vineyards of the appellation.Importer: Manny Berk, The Rare Wine Co., Sonoma, CA; tel. (707) 996-4484