Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Red |
Brand | Delas |
Vintage | 2009 |
Country | France |
Region | Rhone |
Volume | 1,5 |
Condition | From Original Wooden Case |
Label | Perfect |
Drinkable | 2012-2050 |
Stock | 0 |
Delas's two luxury cuvees are both candidates for perfection. As good as the single vineyard Cote Roties of Guigal, the 2009 Cote Rotie La Landonne, from a vintage that is slightly less successful in Cote Rotie than in the other Northern Rhone appellations, is a sublime wine. A dense blue/purple color is followed by aromas of blueberries, black raspberries, white chocolate, vanilla and a hint of spring flowers. The wine exhibits fabulous fruit intensity, a wonderful medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, not the structure or massive extract of the Hermitage cuvees, but beautiful elegance and purity. It should drink well for 10-15+ years.