E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie ‘La Landonne’ 2021

98 POINTS

James Suckling

This shows intense power, yet it’s channeled and restrained and combines structure and layering with a subtle touch to the complex aromas that include dark berries, dark plums, cocoa, bark, earth, smoke and baking spices. It's full-bodied with fine-grained tannins. Driven and textural with a long, focused finish. Drink from 2030.

96 POINTS

Yohan Castaing - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Immediately recognizable for its signature notes of bell pepper and stem-inflected nuances wrapped in aromas of tobacco, baked dark berries and spices, the 2021 Côte-Rôtie La Landonne is medium- to full-bodied, dense and structured, with a layered core of fruit built around its characteristically stem-derived tannins. The mid-palate is slightly softer than in 2020, a natural consequence of the vintage’s profile, yet the wine remains perfectly balanced and unmistakably faithful to its identity.

95 POINTS

Nicolas Greinacher - Vinous

Smoky bacon, roasted coffee beans, cedarwood and ripe blackberry set the stage for the 2021 Côte-Rôtie La Landonne, with pencil shavings and dark plum widening the aromatic frame. Built like a skyscraper, the 2021 wraps its power around a firm tannic spine, yet those tannins remain notably smooth. Savory and concentrated, this is a delicious La Landonne with assured ageing potential.

94 POINTS

Nicolas Greinacher - Vinous

The 2021 Côte-Rôtie La Landonne unfurls with prominent black olive, pencil shavings, cured meat, raspberry and wood spice. Fragrant orange blossom and violet nuances add a floral lift. Ripe and firm yet remarkably polished tannins provide solid structure. Showing more energy and ambition than La Mouline and La Turque, the 2021 La Landonne is a medium-bodied Côte-Rôtie with scope and concentration. Points: 93-96

94 POINTS

Matt Walls - Decanter

Very spicy on the nose, with sparky cinnamon along with the ashy, smoky notes from the whole bunch. Medium-bodied for La Landonne, this isn't a huge wine by any means, but it’s decidedly fresh. The tannins are quite drying for now, but certainly fine. Not as long or concentrated as many recent years, but will emerge a fresh, balanced and complex wine in time. 100% whole bunch used. At the beginning of its long maturation in 100% new oak barriques.