Gerin - Cote-Rotie La Landonne 2018 (750ml)
Vinous: 95-96 Points
A highly expressive complex bouquet evokes ripe black/blue fruits exotic spices potpourri olive and candied licorice. Palate-staining appealingly sweet blackberry mulberry cherry liqueur vanilla and violet pastille flavors show fine clarity and a supportive core of juicy acidity. Hangs on with superb tenacity on the youthfully tannic finish which emphatically repeats the blue fruit floral and spice notes. Made with 50% new oak.
vWine Advocate: 94-96 Points
Featuring typical la Landonne scents of mocha and roasted meat the 2018 Cote Rotie la Landonne also boasts plenty of cherry-berry fruit. Medium to full-bodied it's richly concentrated and velvety on the palate adding notes of vanilla on the long silky finish.
