More pleasure-bent, and more balanced than the les Grandes Places, the 2005 Cote Rotie Fortis gives up lots of Viognier characteristics in its bright plum, violet, spring flower and licorice-laced aromas and flavors. This gives way to a medium to full-bodied, rounded, sexy and nicely concentrated Cote Rotie that’s drinking at point, yet will continue offering tons of pleasure over the coming 5-8 years.