Côte-Rôtie
A northern Rhône appellation on very steep slopes given over to syrah. A small proportion of viognier may be co-fermented, refining the tannins without shortening the ageing.
- Country
- France
- Region
- Vallée du Rhône · Rhône septentrional
- Main grape varieties
- Syrah, Viognier
Drinking window
Years after the vintage, for a bottle kept in good conditions.
Red
8 to 30 years after the vintage
For a 2018: drink between 2026 and 2048.
These ranges are indicative: vintage, producer and storage conditions shift them.
Sources
The ranges published here are an editorial estimate, cross-checked against the references listed below and against the usual ageing behaviour of the style. They are not figures quoted directly from those sources.
- Les vins de la vallée du Rhône — Inter Rhône, accessed September 13, 2026
- Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité — INAO, accessed September 13, 2026