Why you should snap up any 2016 Côte-Rôtie you see

This has real clarity and precision on the palate, with a blood orange acidity and wonderful length and rolling complexity. This is the real thing...

Still darkly coloured. Fresh and lifted, with coffee bean and vanilla; still needs some time to come out of its shell. On the palate however...

Very attractive nose; cedar, potpourri and incense. Full-bodied style of Côte-Rôtie, rounded and generous though only 13%. Bold and fruity, rich and opulent, plenty of...

Refined, subtle, spicy aromas; cedar, sandalwood, blackberry. Only medium-bodied, not hugely concentrated, but there's good impact and intensity, with some lightly-textured supportive tannins. Harmonious, well...

Bay leaf, juniper and olive on the nose, a savoury expression with herbal complexity. Touch of smoke and tomato stalk. Mild acidity, plenty of texture...

Developed, mature, really quite smoky and complex. There's dried blood and leather among the forest floor aromas and a touch of menthol. Powerful on the...

Hard to believe that this is the second vintage of a newly planted vineyard – and not even a particularly auspicious lieu-dit – because it...

A relatively light-bodied, fine and precise style of Côte-Rôtie, with a mineral sheen on the finish. Tannins are fine, crystalline, cleansing. Sandy minerality. Very upright...

Beautiful nose, open and electric, brimming with pot-pourri, rose petals, cinnamon. Soft, discrete palate, with very fine tannins and white pepper notes. Lovely balance, this...

This delivers exactly what you'd expect from this house: a classic, traditional expression of Côte-Rôtie, with freshness and finesse. It's not trying too hard, the...

Ripe and succulent, full of fruit. Has some cracked-wood and a touch of oak adding complexity. Good acidity and dry, this is quite a linear...

A really quite ripe, sweet and balsamic aroma with cinnamon and cedar top notes. Fairly generous proportions on the palate, powerful and concentrated. Tangy, chocolate-coated...

Deep, dark and brooding – very Côte Rozier, it has the muscle and grip despite its 10 years in bottle. Smoky on the nose, there's...

Lifted, fresh, detailed and delightful nose. Rose petals and cedar, very Côte Blonde in style. No excess oak or excess ripeness; a very fine, very...

Darker in fruit than his Esprit de Blonde, this has fresh blackberry amongst the raspberry fruits. Again, the oaky clove note is quite present, but...

Turned earth and forest floor hints on the nose. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, with intense but super-fine tannins and a mineral seam with...

Wild woody herbs, animal pelts, dried blood – really quite 'sauvage'. Blackcurrant on the palate. Smoothly tannic, still with a touch of grip, and some...

Lovely nose; blackberry and potpourri. Relatively generous for a 2016, clearly 'brune' side due to its velvety, dense tannins. More concentrated than some in 2016,...

Dark chocolate, graphite, Turkish delight and liquorice on the nose, with deep, concentrated black fruits on the palate. It's a ripe and potent expression, with...

Fresh, lifted, attractive; mature now, with some forest floor notes and menthol coming through; also star anise and sandalwood. Full-bodied, rounded, generous palate; really quite...

Smoky, gamey, unmistakably Northern Rhône Syrah. The tannins are quite fibrous, they have a dense, thick texture. Dried blood and iron on the nose, very...

This is ready to drink now, it's mature, with fruit to the fore. Good acidity helps to balance the juicy berries. Harmonious now, very much...

Red-fruited nose, with some spicy oak present lending some complexity. A touch light, not hugely concentrated or complex, but it's very well balanced and satisfying....

Quite closed on the nose, very introverted at the time of tasting. Raspberry, juniper and blueberry can be coaxed out with air. Marked acidity. Certainly...

A little closed currently, with some strawberry fudge notes. Then broad, full-bodied, and generous on the palate. The oak isn't as dominating as some vintages...

This has real clarity and precision on the palate, with a blood orange acidity and wonderful length and rolling complexity. This is the real thing...

Still darkly coloured. Fresh and lifted, with coffee bean and vanilla; still needs some time to come out of its shell. On the palate however...

Very attractive nose; cedar, potpourri and incense. Full-bodied style of Côte-Rôtie, rounded and generous though only 13%. Bold and fruity, rich and opulent, plenty of...

Refined, subtle, spicy aromas; cedar, sandalwood, blackberry. Only medium-bodied, not hugely concentrated, but there's good impact and intensity, with some lightly-textured supportive tannins. Harmonious, well...

Bay leaf, juniper and olive on the nose, a savoury expression with herbal complexity. Touch of smoke and tomato stalk. Mild acidity, plenty of texture...

Developed, mature, really quite smoky and complex. There's dried blood and leather among the forest floor aromas and a touch of menthol. Powerful on the...

Hard to believe that this is the second vintage of a newly planted vineyard – and not even a particularly auspicious lieu-dit – because it...

A relatively light-bodied, fine and precise style of Côte-Rôtie, with a mineral sheen on the finish. Tannins are fine, crystalline, cleansing. Sandy minerality. Very upright...

Beautiful nose, open and electric, brimming with pot-pourri, rose petals, cinnamon. Soft, discrete palate, with very fine tannins and white pepper notes. Lovely balance, this...

This delivers exactly what you'd expect from this house: a classic, traditional expression of Côte-Rôtie, with freshness and finesse. It's not trying too hard, the...

Ripe and succulent, full of fruit. Has some cracked-wood and a touch of oak adding complexity. Good acidity and dry, this is quite a linear...

A really quite ripe, sweet and balsamic aroma with cinnamon and cedar top notes. Fairly generous proportions on the palate, powerful and concentrated. Tangy, chocolate-coated...

Deep, dark and brooding – very Côte Rozier, it has the muscle and grip despite its 10 years in bottle. Smoky on the nose, there's...

Lifted, fresh, detailed and delightful nose. Rose petals and cedar, very Côte Blonde in style. No excess oak or excess ripeness; a very fine, very...

Darker in fruit than his Esprit de Blonde, this has fresh blackberry amongst the raspberry fruits. Again, the oaky clove note is quite present, but...

Turned earth and forest floor hints on the nose. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, with intense but super-fine tannins and a mineral seam with...

Wild woody herbs, animal pelts, dried blood – really quite 'sauvage'. Blackcurrant on the palate. Smoothly tannic, still with a touch of grip, and some...

Lovely nose; blackberry and potpourri. Relatively generous for a 2016, clearly 'brune' side due to its velvety, dense tannins. More concentrated than some in 2016,...

Dark chocolate, graphite, Turkish delight and liquorice on the nose, with deep, concentrated black fruits on the palate. It's a ripe and potent expression, with...

Fresh, lifted, attractive; mature now, with some forest floor notes and menthol coming through; also star anise and sandalwood. Full-bodied, rounded, generous palate; really quite...

Smoky, gamey, unmistakably Northern Rhône Syrah. The tannins are quite fibrous, they have a dense, thick texture. Dried blood and iron on the nose, very...

This is ready to drink now, it's mature, with fruit to the fore. Good acidity helps to balance the juicy berries. Harmonious now, very much...

Red-fruited nose, with some spicy oak present lending some complexity. A touch light, not hugely concentrated or complex, but it's very well balanced and satisfying....

Quite closed on the nose, very introverted at the time of tasting. Raspberry, juniper and blueberry can be coaxed out with air. Marked acidity. Certainly...

A little closed currently, with some strawberry fudge notes. Then broad, full-bodied, and generous on the palate. The oak isn't as dominating as some vintages...