Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Red |
Brand | Guigal |
Vintage | 2011 |
Country | France |
Region | Rhone |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Drinkable | 2019-2050 |
Stock | 0 |
Possibly the wine of the vintage, and another candidate for perfection, the 2011 Côte Rôtie La Landonne has a level of complexity and intensity that’s normally reserved for the La Mouline. Exhibiting thrilling notes of dried flower, olive, earth, rendered bacon fat and currant and blackberry-styled fruit, it has a massive core of tannin, yet more than enough fruit, texture and concentration to handle it. I suspect it will be relatively approachable by this cuvee’s standards, but should still dish out tons of pleasure for 2-3 decades.
This delivers wave after wave of sensational raspberry pate de fruit, plum reduction and boysenberry coulis flavors, backed by mouthwatering anise and blackberry cobbler hints. A massive bolt of iron and charcoal is deeply embedded in the fruit and lurks through the long, authoritative finish, keeping all the elements riveted together.