Reviews & Scores
The bouquet is deep and quite classic in its blend of pepper, black olives, raspberries, excellent soil tones, gamebirds and new leather. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and quite soil-driven in personality, with a sound core, still a touch of tannins and fine length and grip on the focused and fully mature finish. The 1991 Rostaing wines were voluptuous in the mid-palate at twelve years of age, but either this bottle was not completely pristine, or the ’91 La Landonne has now moved on to a more discreet stage in its evolution. - JG
JG93September 2014
Dark ruby with a pale rusty rim. Scented and rather meatily haunting. Lovely precision and freshness. Real delicacy. Absolutely classic pre-Guigal Côte Rôtie. Clean as a whistle and very satisfying even if not especially concentrated. - JR
JR18.5October 2012
Perhaps the best of the 1991s from Rene Rostaing is the 1991 Cote Rotie La Landonne. As you might anticipate, there is considerable rivalry between Rostaing and his neighbor, Guigal. Rostaing is quick to assert that his La Landonne vines are considerably older than those of Guigal. This black-colored wine offers up an exquisite perfume of licorice, violets, black-berries, and toast, staggering concentration, smooth tannin, and low acidity. It is a gorgeous, exceptionally opulent, multidimensional wine with layers of flavor. Rene Rostaing's 1991s offer persuasive evidence of just how impressive this vintage is in Cote Rotie. (RP) - WA
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