Etienne Guigal, Cote Rotie La Landonne 2016

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Reviewed by: Joe Czerwinski

Perhaps not as insanely rich as the 2015, the 2016 Cote Rotie La Landonne is still incredible to taste, offering a kaleidoscopic array of aromas and flavors that verges on being indescribable. Floral notes, raspberries, plums, mocha shadings and more all swirl into a blur of sensory overload. Medium to full-bodied, it’s a classic yet silky expression of Cote Rotie that’s sure to drink well for 20+ years.

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Reviewed by: Joe Czerwinski

The 2016 Cote Rotie La Landonne is showing a bit more grip than last time I tasted it, with hints of green coffee bean on the nose alongside ripe black cherries and a heap of dried spices. Medium to full-bodied, with ample concentration and plenty of tannin, it should prove to be the longest-lived of Guigal's 2016s.

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Reviewed by: Joe Czerwinski

The darkest, most concentrated and tannic of the 2016 La Las, the 2016 Cote Rotie La Landonne boasts hints of smoked meat and scorched coffee on the nose, waves of cassis fruit and hints of olives and herbs. Medium to full-bodied, this is packed with tannin, ripe fruit and intricate nuances of savory complexity. Rich and velvety, with terrific texture and impressive length, it's a sure bet to evolve gracefully for the next 20-25 years.

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Reviewed by: Josh Raynolds

Bright purple. A deeply perfumed bouquet evokes ripe dark berries, cherry liqueur, incense and potpourri, while olive and exotic spice nuances build in the glass. Intense, alluringly sweet black/blue fruit, spicecake and violet pastille flavors show sharp delineation and a spine of juicy acidity. Closes extremely long and precise, displaying a smoky, intensifying mineral quality and youthfully gripping tannins that build steadily.