Paul Jaboulet Aine, Cote Rotie Jumelles Vintage:1997 This too is overtly floral

This too is overtly floral with its broad-ranging nose of spicy red and dark berry aromas that slide gracefully into the super-sleek

and discreetly spicy aromas

This is pretty oaky at present though the necessary density appears to be present such that the wood treatment will eventually be successfully integrated

with a smooth/polished/glossy flow of fruit and phenolics that seem to rush across the palate as one

Paul Jaboulet Aine, Cote Rotie Jumelles Vintage:1997 This too is overtly floralFull red ruby. Bright, floral aromas of raspberry, black plum, black cherry and leather. Supple but a bit sullen in the mouth, with unforthcoming flavors of black cherry and shoe polish. Seems a bit less thoroughly ripe than the '97 Hermitage Pied de la Cote. Rather awkward today. A sample of the same wine from a very early bottling (June of '98!) showed a comparatively explosive nose of truffle, smoke and black olive; a more elegant palate