La Landonne 2012 (75 CL)

Guigal La Landonne 2012

Wine Advocate

The utterly perfect 2012 Côte Rôtie La Landonne is the star of three single vineyards in 2012. Possessing an off-the-charts sexiness in its layered. concentrated and full-bodied style. it has a wealth of fruit. ripe tannin. a stacked mid-palate and pedal-to-the-metal notes of black fruits. scorched earth. caramelized meats and crushed rocks. While this cuvée normally needs a decade to become drinkable. there’s a sweetness of fruit here that allows it to offer incredible pleasure even today. Nevertheless. give bottles 5-6 years and enjoy over the following three decades. (JD. 12/2016)