2010 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne
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A wine that's certainly not for those seeking instant gratification, the 2010 Cote Rotie la Landonne is a powerhouse Cote Rotie that offers up deep, masculine notes of crushed rocks, smoked meats, game, espresso and assorted dark cassis and currant-like fruit. Full-bodied, tight, structured and backward, with fabulous mid-palate density and length, it needs to be forgotten in the cellar for a decade, but will have 40-50 years of overall longevity.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Josh Raynolds
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Glass-staining ruby. Potent smoke- and spice-accented black and blue fruit aromas are complicated by sexy potpourri and incense nuances that build with aeration. Sweet, penetrating blackberry and cherry liqueur flavors stain the palate, with licorice pastille and violet qualities coming in slowly. Rich yet lively and precise, finishing with outstanding energy and chewy tannins that frame the wine's lush, alluringly sweet fruit.
Dark purple. A heady, explosively perfumed bouquet displays scents of ripe blueberry, cherry-cola, incense and smoked meat, with an intense spicy quality adding lift. Stains the palate with potent dark fruit liqueur and candied violet flavors that are sharpened and lifted by juicy acidity. Youthfully firm tannins build through a finish that strongly repeats the blue fruit and floral qualities. This one is built for the ages.
Very particular winemaking: continuous pumping over during fermentation, like port and Algeria, because Landonne has a great phenolic potential and the phenolics are extractable. Crackling and lively but awfully firm and rigid. Inky and heavy charge of tannins. Cherche le fruit! A solid phenolic marvel this, but boy will you have to wait! Dry and dense – not made for super tasters. To admire rather than savour. Monument rather than a drink! (JR)