M. Chapoutier Côte-Rôtie

We got our first tasting back in New York City underway with a really interesting bottle that I'm not certain is Chapoutier's standard Côte-Rôtie due to the "cuvée Marie-Robert et Sophie" listed under the crest (but was good nonetheless). Taking about 15 minutes to wake up, the nose was packed with baking spices, menthol and light hints of cassis and tart cherry in what was an alluringly aromatic scent. The palate was quintessentially Syrah as light raspberries were overshadowed by …