Tardieu Laurent Cote Rotie Rhone Wine
Tardieu Laurent, Cote Rotie, Rhone wine producer profile with wine tasting notes, wine ratings, a history of the property, information on wine making and terroir, along with wine tasting reviews and images. If you want to read about other important wineries and wine makers from the Rhone valley: Links to all Rhone Valley Wine Producer Profiles
Tardieu Laurent takes its name from the two original, founding partners, Michel Tardieu and Dominique Laurent. Unlike many well-known negociant firms, Tardieu Laurent is not steeped in history. It’s a relatively young company. Prior to the entering the wine business, Dominique Laurent worked as a pastry chef. Tardieu became interested in the wine business at an early age. When they began their partnership, Michel Tardieu was already an experienced negociant. Michel and Dominique ended their partnership and today, the company is managed solely by Michel Tardieu. Michel decided to retain the name of Tardieu Laurent.
Tardieu Laurent is one of the top Rhone wine negociant firms. They are one of the few domaines that strives to use biodynamic farming techniques. They produce wines from Burgundy as well as from a myriad of Rhone appellations including; Condrieu, Cornas, Crozes Hermitage, St. Joseph, St. Peray, Languedoc, Chateauneuf du Pape, Hermitage and Cote Rotie. In Cote Rotie, their fruit is sourced from Moulin, Chavaroche, Vaillière, Landonne and Rozier. Michel Tardieu is also working in the Bordeaux appellation with estates in St. Emilion.
Tardieu Laurent is not shy about using new oak, or modern wine making techniques. Many of their wines are very moderbn in style. As Tardieu Laurent makes wine from purchased fruit, they focus on obtaining the best sources possible. They seek out growers with old vines that farm to obtain low yields. Tardieu does not participate in the vinification process of the wines. Instead, they send the barrels they want the wine raised in directly to the growers. When the wines have finished fermentation, the barrels are transferred to the cellars of Tardieu Laurent. Once the wine has finished fermentation and is safely in barrels, they are moved to the Tardieu Laurent cellars.
The few wines I’ve tasted from Cote Rotie and Hermitage produced by Tardieu Laurent seem to retain too much of an oaky quality, even after a decade of bottle age.
Wine Tasting Notes
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2006 Tardieu-Laurent Hermitage
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I do not get the high scores for these wines. Pepper, stone, coffee, smoke and blackberry notes are fine. The wine offers good concentration of flavor, but I find the aromas and plum, cassis and cherry finish to have too much oak. This might change with time, but I am not cellaring any. Still young and tanninc, this needs another decade before it might become more fun to drink. The wine is well made, but it fails to excite me.
90 points - Tasted Feb 16, 2012
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1999 Tardieu-Laurent Côte-Rôtie
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This is one of those wines I just don't get. I bought a case. I continue working my way through it. There is a lot of ripe cherry, earth and bacon fat as well as soft, plush textures. Where is the problem? At 13 years of age, there is too much vanilla oak in the nose and mouth. It feels dry and woody in the finish. 6 bottles down, 6 more to go.
90 points - Tasted Mar 15, 2012
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When first opened, the wine offered strong earth and barnyard scents which faded after 30 minutes. This was followed by licorice, crushed stone, kirsch liqueur, smoke and floral aromas. Full bodied, rich, fat and concentrated with ripe black cherry and plum flavors, this plush textured wine has become more interesting with age. The wood has integrated into the wine which is a much more fun drinking experience than it was a few years ago. This is close to mature and should drink best by the time the wine celebrates it's 20th birthday.
93 points - Tasted Jul 20, 2011
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With a perfume filled with pepper, kirsch, herbs, fennel, jam and oak scents. This powerful, concentrated wine is rich, mouth filling and intense. Yet, even with all this power, there is enough freshness to give the spicy, kirsch and black raspberry finish lift and balance. This is starting to drink well and should continue to improve from here.
93 points - Tasted Feb 11, 2010
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1999 Tardieu-Laurent Hermitage
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Deep, dark full bodied, concentrated and fat. Oak, blackberry, stone, kirsch, pepper and spice box sensations are all over the place. This intense wine is still a baby. Give it at least another 5 more years. 93 Pts
93 points - Tasted Feb 11, 2011
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1998 Tardieu-Laurent Hermitage
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Blackberry, smoke, raisin, earth, charcoal and fresh herbs. Big, dense and concentrated, there is a lush, plum and blackberry quality to this juicy, modern styled Hermitage. I’d give it another 3-5 years to see how it develops.
90 points - Tasted Jun 3, 2012
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1998 Tardieu-Laurent Côte-Rôtie
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Kirsch, earth, espresso bean, smoke, anise, plum, vanilla, olive tapenade, jam and stone create the perfume. Lush in texture, but there is a bit too much wood in the sweet, ripe, fruit filled finish.
91 points - Tasted Aug 12, 2012
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