2011 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne
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(raised in new oak for 42 months): Glass-staining ruby. Powerful, expansive aromas of black and blue fruit liqueur, smoky Indian spices, sandalwood and olive, and an exotic floral nuance that gains strength with air. Deeply concentrated but surprisingly lively, offering palate-staining dark fruit and violet pastille flavors and a strong, building spicy quality. Velvety tannins add grip to a strikingly long, sappy and penetrating finish, which clings with noteworthy tenacity.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Josh Raynolds
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A step up over the other two single vineyard releases, the 2011 Cote Rotie la Landonne is an incredible wine that knocks it out of the park in the vintage. Its inky purple/ruby color is followed by to-die-for notes of cassis, black olives, truffles, graphite and crushed rock. Full-bodied, massively concentrated, thick and unctuous, it has the vintage’s flamboyant fruit profile, yet backs it up with a stacked mid-palate, serious amounts of tannin and a finish that just won’t quite. It’s relatively approachable now due to its glycerin and fat, yet needs a decade of cellaring and will knock your socks off over the following two decades or more.
Dark purple. Powerful smoke- and spice-accented black and blue fruit aromas are lifted and brightened by an intense mineral quality, with potpourri and incense nuances building with aeration. Sweet, penetrating blackberry and cherry-cola flavors coat the palate, with licorice and olive qualities adding depth. Rich yet lively and precise, finishing with serious energy and fine-grained tannins that fade into the wine's lush fruit. This is a big success for the vintage.
Very dark crimson. Silky and fresh and luxurious on the nose. Lots of acidity but lovely texture already. Sumptuous. (JR)