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  • Country ranking ?

    285
  • Producer ranking ?

    17
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2040
  • Food Pairing

    Game roasts with foie gras

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Parker: The debut vintage for La Landonne, this formidably endowed, inky-colored monster is just beginning to open up and reveal its personality. As with La Mouline, there is an ounce of sediment in the bottom of the bottle. The color is a thick purple/black/garnet. The nose reveals a smoked meat, grilled steak, earthy, truffle, black-fruit character intermixed with mineral notes. Extremely powerful, rich, slightly tannic flavors have enormous...

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The Story

100% Syrah from Côte Brûne hillside known for its limestone clay soils with very rich in iron oxide.

In order to enhance quality the Guigals worked to acquire ownership in vineyards. Purchased in 1965, the just under one-hectare La Mouline plantation, which is located on the slopes of Côte Blonde, set the stage for the Guigals’ present reputation. Introduced the very next year, the La Mouline single-vineyard proved to be a smashing success,...

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Wine Information

In order to enhance quality the Guigals worked to acquire ownership in vineyards. Purchased in 1965, the just under one-hectare La Mouline plantation, which is located on the slopes of Côte Blonde, set the stage for the Guigals’ present reputation. Introduced the very next year, the La Mouline single-vineyard proved to be a smashing success, and the active acquisition of vineyards continued. However, it would be more than 10 years before the G...

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The 1978 Guigal Cote-Rotie La Landonne was the Zen Master’s favorite of the LaLas, and I always agree with the master!  This was great stuff with powerful acidity.  There was black fruit, slate, asphalt and a hot, black, zippy intensity.  Even The Comte said he could drink a bottle of this on its own and not need anything else.  Sacre bleu!  Someone noted how its ‘crisp terroir had more influence than the winemaker,’ and The French Paradox called it ‘a monster truck.’  This was a complete wine (98)!

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Origin

Côte-Rôtie, Rhône

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Very Good

Fake factory

None

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