Delas Frères
La Landonne Côte-Rôtie Syrah
Côte-Rôtie, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Dark, angry, showing some structural stiffness for a bit. Unwound eventually, loved the dark and deep profile it has. The oak is a little pushy, but melted more into the wine after a couple hours. Smoke, roasted black cherry and cassis, forest, granite, beef, so much black pepper.
Dark, angry, showing some structural stiffness for a bit. Unwound eventually, loved the dark and deep profile it has. The oak is a little pushy, but melted more into the wine after a couple hours. Smoke, roasted black cherry and cassis, forest, granite, beef, so much black pepper.
May 28th, 2021
This last time I had this wine it was very underwhelming... I would say this is a different story. Beautiful fruits, acid, and elegance. Lovey, lovely wine!
This last time I had this wine it was very underwhelming... I would say this is a different story. Beautiful fruits, acid, and elegance. Lovey, lovely wine!
Nov 24th, 2019
Bright purple. Powerful cherry, cassis, potpourri, exotic spice and olive qualities on the highly perfumed, complex nose. Sweet and energetic on the palate, offering impressively concentrated black and blue fruit preserve, floral pastille and spicecake flavors that unfold steadily with aeration. In a powerful but energetic style and quite primary now. Aeration brings up smoky bacon and floral pastille qualities that carry through the strikingly long, youthfully tannic finish, which leaves behind sweet dark and floral notes. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, September 2019)
Bright purple. Powerful cherry, cassis, potpourri, exotic spice and olive qualities on the highly perfumed, complex nose. Sweet and energetic on the palate, offering impressively concentrated black and blue fruit preserve, floral pastille and spicecake flavors that unfold steadily with aeration. In a powerful but energetic style and quite primary now. Aeration brings up smoky bacon and floral pastille qualities that carry through the strikingly long, youthfully tannic finish, which leaves behind sweet dark and floral notes. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, September 2019)
Sep 6th, 2019
Nice tawny purple color. Warm inviting nose. Notes of black cherries, raspberry, moist earth, a little slate and menthol. Great balance of rich fruit and softened tannins. In a great drinking zone. Disappeared quickly.
Nice tawny purple color. Warm inviting nose. Notes of black cherries, raspberry, moist earth, a little slate and menthol. Great balance of rich fruit and softened tannins. In a great drinking zone. Disappeared quickly.
Jul 8th, 2019
Wonderful classic Cote Rotie with sexy saddle leather and rich earthy depth.
Wonderful classic Cote Rotie with sexy saddle leather and rich earthy depth.
May 21st, 2018Dark tawny color. Opaque. Notes of black cherries, menthol, blueberries, spice and slate stone in the nose. Incredibly rich in the mouth with lovely structure and softened tannins. Long finish. This is in a great spot right now.
Dark tawny color. Opaque. Notes of black cherries, menthol, blueberries, spice and slate stone in the nose. Incredibly rich in the mouth with lovely structure and softened tannins. Long finish. This is in a great spot right now.
Jul 17th, 2017
White pepper and vanilla in perfect balance with black fruit. Bacon keeps getting bigger the longer open.
White pepper and vanilla in perfect balance with black fruit. Bacon keeps getting bigger the longer open.
1 person found it helpfulOct 16th, 2015
Definitely came in for a smooth Landonne
Definitely came in for a smooth Landonne
1 person found it helpfulOct 15th, 2015
This bottle just plain rocked it out. Like when you adjust your golf swing, and the next thing you know every drive is long and straight and there's lots of birdies. You don't want the round to end, but eventually it does.
This bottle just plain rocked it out. Like when you adjust your golf swing, and the next thing you know every drive is long and straight and there's lots of birdies. You don't want the round to end, but eventually it does.
Oct 18th, 2016