The 2011 C?te R?tie C?te Blonde saw 100% stems and a small percentage of Viognier. While I liked it a tad more last year, it showed beautifully here as well, with a perfumed, forward and medium to full-bodied profile to go with classic olive, garrigue and raspberry aromas and flavors. This is C?te R?tie at its most refined and elegant, and it should be even better in another 2-3 years and evolve nicely through 2031.