1994 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne

Community Tasting Notes (56) Avg Score: 93.3 points

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  1/26/2024 - ylkim30 wrote:

  January 2024 Northern Rhone Dinner: The La Landonne had a pretty, floral nose; on the palate, the tannins felt resolved and there was no strong glossy oak signature. The texture and weight of the wine leaned elegant, and the fruit, while big, did not feel over-extracted and was balanced by savory elements. However, the smokiness (I’m assuming from reduction) was absolutely “embiggened” to massive proportions and was so overpowering, it felt like I was sipping a glass of an Islay single-malt. This wine didn’t come across as over-oaked (unless counting the smokiness being amplified by the new oak treatment), and in some ways it was enjoyable in a steroidal kind of way, but I’m not sure I would like drinking a full glass of this with dinner. It was just too much (this was decanted before the dinner).

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  9/8/2023 - LTTC wrote: 92 Points

  (SYP) blind tasting. Guessed 1988 La Chapelle
  PNP - Sweet dates and ripe dark berries on the nose. It has cool fruit on the palate and drinks quite like a right bank Bordeaux.

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  10/10/2021 - dkentaustin Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Ruby color with a tinge of rust. Cold wet river rock, ethereal notes with a pretty perfume, some herbaceous qualities and subtle eucalyptus. A touch of purple fruit with some delicate Asian spice. The wine envelopes the entire mouth in a lively yet elegant way…Wish we had a keg of this as it’s a wine you could enjoy all day, every day. There’s an element of glycerine that creates a mouth watering experience. Guigal LaLa’s are truly our favorite wines with the endless flavors, lovely grace and incredible structure.
  
  p.s. snake river ribeye filets with cauliflower purée and charred broccolini

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  3/4/2021 - Papies wrote: 94 Points

  Our last of the 1994 Trio of La Las bought together as part of a 3pack.
  This Landonne if by far the strongest of the 3 ( Mouline the softest and most fragile, Papies 93 ) albeit not the most charming ( Best was La Turque, Papies 96) and the one that will last a few more years vs the others that are best to be had sooner than later.
  Muscular too for a 94 and need a good 30minutes of decanting, nice smoky edge albeit we wanted more :) , soft herbs, dark fruits and spice. very classy and elegant wine and really a great experience. 93-94

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  1/29/2021 - Rezy13 wrote:

  Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $60+ (Bin 75 Alpharetta, GA): Dark maroon, youthful-ish color, light brick at rim; a more modern feel to this, menthol, oak, sour plum, sour cherry, smoky mineral, high toned acid, slight stewed tomato; a more elegant side of this wine with maybe not quite the body to stand up to the acids, still an extremely enjoyable drink.

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