Domaine Rostaing Côte-Rôtie "Ampodium" rouge 2011 (75 cl)

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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, dec. 2012:

The 2011 Cote Rotie Ampodium, which is aged in both demi-muids and older wood, is a Burgundian-styled effort with elegant, soft, sensual aromas and flavors of flowers, raspberries, black cherries (kirsch), licorice and forest floor. The stunning aromatics are followed by a medium-bodied wine with sweet tannin as well as outstanding equilibrium. 
P.S. Readers should not forget Rostaing?s brilliant 2009 Coteaux de Languedoc Puech Noble, which received a score of 90 last year. I retasted it this year and rated it identically. It is a sleeper selection from Rostaing, and if you can not find or afford his Cote Roties, this wine (70% Syrah and the rest equal parts Mourvedre and Grenache aged in a combination of tank and older wood) is a brilliant cuvee that represents great value. Rene Rostaing believes the finest vintages in Cote Rotie have been 1971, 1991 and 2010. I would add 2009 as Rostaing made spectacular wines in that vintage, although I understand that for his personal taste they are at the limit of extreme ripeness. A perfectionist, Rostaing has made exceptionally strong wines in both 2011 and 2010.