2018 Côte-Rôtie, La Landonne, E. Guigal, Rhône Chilled while the trend in recent

while the trend in recent years has been to look for an increasingly elegant expression of Pinot Noir

firm finish

Tasted at a vertical at Château Meyney

This will be shipped late

A little liquorice kicks in to herald the graceful finish

2018 Côte-Rôtie, La Landonne, E. Guigal, Rhône Chilled while the trend in recentThe 2018 Cte Rtie La Landonne is a different beast, as always. Inky black hued, with a monster of a nose revealing tons of smoked black fruits, cured meats, tobacco, ground pepper, and graphite. It has an almost Pauillac like profile and is full bodied, deep, and concentrated on the palate, with building tannins, flawless balance, and a huge finish. Pure raw power, this needs at least a decade of bottle age and will be one of the longest lived wines