Reviews & Scores
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. (JR) - VM
VM96February 2015
As with the other two single-parcel Cote Roties, the 2010 Cote Rotie La Landonne is pure perfection in a glass. An incredibly massive, muscular, full-bodied effort, it has an insane amount of structure to go with an equal amount of concentrated fruit. Cassis, smoked bacon, coffee bean, cracked pepper and liquid rock-like qualities are all present here, and it hits the palate with a chiseled, focused textured, building tannin and terrific length. It’s the most backward of the 2010s and will require a decade of cellaring, but will keep for about as long as you’d like to hold onto bottles. (JD) - WA
WA100December 2014
Terrifically dense, with tightly coiled flavors of warm ganache, fig paste and blackberry confiture. Shows plenty of range as well, with well-embedded notes of bay leaf, chestnut, juniper, black tea and charcoal. This is intensely grippy through the lengthy, fine-grained finish. Should age marvelously and slowly. *Collectible* (JM) - WS
WS99October 2014
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
JR18December 2011