2006 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne
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A surprisingly structured, full-bodied, masculine wine in the vintage is the 2006 Cote Rotie la Landonne. Still inky colored and loaded with notions of beef blood, black olive, peppery herbs, smoke and scorched earth-like minerality, it still needs another 3-4 years of cellaring to start to be approachable. It will certainly be one of the longest-lived wines in the vintage and will have 3-4 decades of overall longevity.
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The Wine Advocate
Jancis Robinson MW
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Inky ruby. The knockout nose offers a surreal display of fresh red and dark berries, spiced plum, flowers, incense and cracked pepper. Impossibly deep but fresh, with vivid cherry and dark berry flavors and penetrating minerality. This looks like a stunner and stands head and shoulders over its 2006 stablemates today. Unreal.
Deep ruby. B oysenberry, smoky Indian spices, licorice and violet on the nose. Then sweet, supple and expansive in the mouth, with strikingly deep flavors of dark berry and cherry compote, mocha and violet pastille. The endless finish displays fine-grained tannins and intense licorice and floral notes. This will age at a snail's pace. (JR)
Saturated ruby. Smoky cassis and mulberry on the nose, with licorice and incense notes adding complexity. Impressively concentrated and energetic, offering sweet dark fruit flavors and notes of bitter cherry and violet pastille. As deep as the Turque but more expressive, with strong finishing minerality and persistent sweetness and spiciness.