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Côte Rôtie La Landonne 2012 75cl

AOC | Côte Rôtie | Rodano | Francia
CHF 356.75
Punteggi dei critici
100 Da Robert Parker
98 Da Wine Spectator
<br/>The utterly perfect 2012 Côte Rôtie La Landonne is the star of three single vineyards in 2012. Possessing an off-the-charts sexiness in its layered, concentrated and full-bodied style, it has a wealth of fruit, ripe tannin, a stacked mid-palate and pedal-to-the-metal notes of black fruits, scorched earth, caramelized meats and crushed rocks. While this cuvée normally needs a decade to become drinkable, there’s a sweetness of fruit here that allows it to offer incredible pleasure even today. Nevertheless, give bottles 5-6 years and enjoy over the following three decades.<br/>As always, my visit with Marcel and Philippe Guigal is one of the highlights of my entire time spent working in the northern Rhône. As I think the list of wines demonstrate, this is a huge lineup, yet the theme across the entire range is incredible quality. Looking at the top Côte Rôties, the current releases in bottle are the 2012s and these are rich, supple, sexy, even flamboyant wines that will be relatively approachable in their youth, yet have broad drink windows. The 2013s are much more backward and restrained, and built for the long haul, but the long élevage favored at this estate is certainly helping to soften the tannin and give the wines a suppler texture. As to the 2014s, I was shocked at the depth and density this team was able to get in these wines, but this is another vintage that will be approachable in its youth. Lastly, and from vintage described by Marcel as the best of his lifetime (how’s that for perspective?), the 2015s are inky and primordial, with mind-boggling depth and density. These will be reviewed two to three more times before release, but start saving today! Lastly, it’s also worth pointing out that the estate has started utilizing a new cork technique that guarantees no TCA. This doesn’t come cheap and is close to two Euros per cork, but it’s just another example of the attention to detail and the level of effort that this estate puts forth to ensure the quality in the bottle. Hats off to them.
Produttore
Domaine Guigal
Tre generazioni della famiglia Guigal hanno lavorato su questo lotto di terreno della Côte-Rôtie di oltre 24 secoli. Tra i più famosi produttori di vino del Rodano settentrionale, la tenuta Guigal fu creata nel 1946 da Etienne Guigal ad Ampuis. Il figlio Marcel rilevò la Maison nel 1961, ampliando i vigneti di famiglia e migliorando al tempo stesso la reputazione complessiva. Marcel è stato nominato Decanter Man of the Year nel 2006 e ora suo figlio Philippe è l'enologo del domaine. Il marchio E. Guigal rappresenta una collezione piuttosto ampia di vini della Valle del Rodano, poiché l'azienda del più grande produttore della Côte-Rôtie lavora anche come négociant, acquistando uve per alcune delle proprie etichette. Le tre produzioni di Côte-Rôtie da singolo vigneto, La Landonne, La Mouline e La Turque, sono famosi in tutto il mondo come rossi modello dalla denominazione. E. Guigal propone anche molti altri vini: il denso e concentrato l'Hermitage, il raffinato St. Joseph e il famoso Condrieus, solo per citarne alcuni.