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Rene Rostaing Cote Rotie "La Landonne" 2018
(Northern Rhone, France) - [WA 96-98] [JD 96-98] [VM 95-96]
Regular price $205.00 Sale price $179.99 Save $25.01
Notes from the winemaker:
Not counting the much larger Guigal domaine, Rene Rostaing is the closest thing to a true cult star that Cote Rotie has yet produced. A grower since 1971, his first vineyard purchases were a microscopic half acre each in Cate Blonde and in La Landonne on the Cate Brune.Rene Rostaing has, since 1991, emerged as one of the Northern Rhone's most respected growers. Before turning to winemaking fulltime, Rostaing split his time between real estate and his small winery. Between 1991 and 1995, he assumed the vineyards of his uncle, the legendary Marius Gentaz, and his father-in-law, Albert Dervieux. From these two traditionalist titans, he also learned to value the noble qualities of classic Cotie Rotie.
Rating & Reviews
96-98 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"For the 2018 Cote Rotie la Landonne, Pierre Rostaing put together a blend from two barrels. Wow. Toast and mocha notes frame raspberries and blueberries in this medium to full-bodied offering. It's simultaneously rich, silky and concentrated. Packed with flavor and depth, it looks as if it will be approachable within a couple of years yet be capable of evolving for a couple of decades." - Joe Czerwinski (19th Dec 2019)
96-98 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:
"The 2018 Cote Rotie La Landonne offers the classic meaty, mineral, and masculine style that's the hallmark of this terroir. It's powerful and full-bodied, with massive minerality as well as notes of bloody meat, ground pepper, and graphite. It's another serious, concentrated, powerful 2018 that's going to demand bottle age." - Jeb Dunnuck (12/12/2019)
95-96 Points - Vinous Media:
"Ripe, smoke-tinged dark berries and pungent floral scents are brightened by building mineral and spice flourishes. Spicy and impressively concentrated on the palate, offering energetic blackberry and violet pastille flavors, along with exotic spice and cracked pepper nuances. Fleshes out with air while maintaining vivacity, and finishes extremely long and chewy, displaying excellent clarity, steadily mounting tannins and suave florality. " - Josh Raynolds (May 2020)
"For the 2018 Cote Rotie la Landonne, Pierre Rostaing put together a blend from two barrels. Wow. Toast and mocha notes frame raspberries and blueberries in this medium to full-bodied offering. It's simultaneously rich, silky and concentrated. Packed with flavor and depth, it looks as if it will be approachable within a couple of years yet be capable of evolving for a couple of decades." - Joe Czerwinski (19th Dec 2019)
96-98 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:
"The 2018 Cote Rotie La Landonne offers the classic meaty, mineral, and masculine style that's the hallmark of this terroir. It's powerful and full-bodied, with massive minerality as well as notes of bloody meat, ground pepper, and graphite. It's another serious, concentrated, powerful 2018 that's going to demand bottle age." - Jeb Dunnuck (12/12/2019)
95-96 Points - Vinous Media:
"Ripe, smoke-tinged dark berries and pungent floral scents are brightened by building mineral and spice flourishes. Spicy and impressively concentrated on the palate, offering energetic blackberry and violet pastille flavors, along with exotic spice and cracked pepper nuances. Fleshes out with air while maintaining vivacity, and finishes extremely long and chewy, displaying excellent clarity, steadily mounting tannins and suave florality. " - Josh Raynolds (May 2020)