1997 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne

Community Tasting Notes (58) Avg Score: 94.6 points

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  1/3/2024 - Lipsman wrote: 95 Points

  On the nose cherries, mushrooms and damp forest floor. The taste is remarkable for its delicate balance. There’s tart cherries, anise, a note of bitter black tea singing above the long finish. All with a rare delicacy you only experience in the finest burgundies. This is a rare showing for a 1997 La Landonne. Drink now - 2028.

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  12/24/2022 - Lipsman wrote: 94 Points

  Bricking. Smooth, tannins melded. Goes down easy with cherries, earthy beets, forest mushrooms, and anise on the finish. Good complexity. Really needs a five to six hours in a decanter. At first a bit thin and acidic. Gains a lot of body with time as the acidity diminishes.

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  8/22/2022 - Brolawa Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This was tasty but not mind-blowing. Ate with pulled pork after some 2010 Dom and 2000 Leflaive Pucelles (which we’re both perfect btw), so this had some stiff competition. It was a nice weight with beautiful smoke and mineral throughout vertical. The challenge was the fruit which didn’t layer-in as elegantly as other La Las. It was something like low-acid, tart cherry (if that makes sense). It didn’t overwhelm but it also threw off the balance a bit.

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  1/2/2022 - WildeMeeuw Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Kleur: Fluwelig lichtrood, de kleur lijkt bijna op die van een belegen Pinot Noir. Aroma / bouquet: Ongelofelijk aangenaam, zacht en verleidelijk geparfumeerd bouquet. Minder uitgesproken dan de fles van 20-03-2021 maar niet minder aangenaam. Zacht zoete kruiderij, gedroogd donker fruit, cederhout. Smaak / Afdronk: Briljante, verfijnde en evenwichtige wijn. Verfijnde zachte zuurgraad, boterzachte tannines, alles in een geweldig mooie harmonie. Boterzacht maar voldoende krachtig. Lange afdronk. Algemeen / potentieel: What is it gonna be boy? De uiteindelijk toch iets meer elegante Syrah uit de oude wereld zoals deze briljante La Landonne? Of de meer krachtpatserige Syrah uit de nieuwe wereld zoals Hill of Grace, The Dead Arm, Penfolds Grange of Sine Qua Non? Ik denk dat ik de rest van mijn leven nodig heb om een definitief antwoord te vinden op deze vraag ;-). Life is good! 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 14 + Smaak / Afdronk: 19 + Algemeen / potentieel: 10 = 98/100
  
  Colour: Velvety light red, the color almost resembles that of a mature Pinot Noir. Aroma / bouquet: Incredibly pleasant, soft and seductive perfumed bouquet. Less pronounced than the bottle of 20-03-2021 but no less pleasant. Soft sweet condiment, dried dark fruit, cedar wood. Taste / Aftertaste: Brilliant, refined and balanced wine. Refined soft acidity, buttery tannins, all in a wonderfully beautiful harmony. Buttery soft but sufficiently strong. Long finish. General / potential: What's it gonna be boy? The ultimately slightly more elegant Syrah from the old world like this brilliant La Landonne? Or the more powerful Syrah from the new world like Hill of Grace, The Dead Arm, Penfolds Grange or Sine Qua Non? I think it will take me the rest of my life to find a definitive answer to this question ;-). Life is good! 50 + Colour: 5 + Aroma / Bouquet: 14 + Taste / Aftertaste: 19 + General / Potential: 10 = 98/100

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  10/6/2021 - ddamron wrote: 97 Points

  The 1997 E. Guigal "La Landonne" Cote Rotie was is another dynamo from the northern rhone that was singing. Ripe blackberries, tobacco, smoke and leather notes with elegant mouthfeel. Stunner. -DD97

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