2004 Cote Rotie La Landonne
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Very elegant for a wine from this vineyard, the 2004 Cote Rotie La Landonne has a medium dark ruby color, notes of licorice, scorched earth, black cherry and cassis as well as smoke and truffle. Supple, with plenty of depth and tannin, this is one of the few outstanding wines of the vintage. Drink it over the next 10-12 years. One of the most innovative and progressive producers in Cote Rotie, Jean-Michel Gerin, has also branched out with a project in Priorat, Spain, turning out some very fine wines called Trio Infernal. His 2004s (of course, a fabulous vintage in Spain) are certainly outstanding wines, made from Grenache and very old-vine Carignan. Importers: New Castle Imports, Myrtle Beach, SC; tel. (843) 497-8625, and Langdon-Shiverick, Cleveland, OH; tel. (216) 861-6800
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Medium red. Explosive, pure nose features bright strawberry and raspberry, with a note of graphite. Racy, focused and sweet, with vibrant red berry flavors and silky, almost invisible tannins. Finishes with a liqueur-like raspberry note. The fruit here is remarkable.
Medium red. Lively scents of raspberry, wild strawberry and red plum. Wonderfully supple and smooth in the mouth, with bright, fresh red berry flavors complicated by subtle notes of pipe tobacco, graphite and violet. Finishes silky, fresh and long. Une belle jeune fille," notes Gerin.