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Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 8 to 25 years from vintage.
vintage8 yrs25 yrs27 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
What it pairs with
- Grilled Salers beef ribeye Iron mineral tannins and the finest French beef are a natural match.More wines for steak →
- Slow-roasted wild boar shoulder The wine's weight and mineral character meets slow-cooked game.More wines for wild boar →
- Aged Comté cheese Nutty aged cheese softens the wine's powerful tannins.More wines for aged hard cheese →
With cheese
How to serve Cote-Rotie La Landonne
Allow 95 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 90 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 16-18°C. Cellar temperature (16-18°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a large Bordeaux-style glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Grilled Salers beef ribeye, Slow-roasted wild boar shoulder, Aged Comté cheese. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Rene Rostaing inherited parcels on La Landonne from his father-in-law Albert Dervieux and began the separate bottling in 1971. The ferrous, iron-rich schist of the Cote Brune defines the wine's mineral character.
- 1971First separate La Landonne bottling from the Cote Brune parcels
Facts
- Producer
- Rene Rostaing · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Syrah (100%)
- Classification
- Cote-Rotie AOC
- Oak
- 18 months in used French oak barriques and demi-muids
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 80-150 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8-25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1971
Frequently asked about Cote-Rotie La Landonne
What does Cote-Rotie La Landonne taste like?
Structurally full-bodied, firm tannins, high acidity with a very long, iron and mineral finish.
When should I drink Cote-Rotie La Landonne?
Drink 8-25 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Cote-Rotie La Landonne?
Grilled Salers beef ribeye is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Slow-roasted wild boar shoulder and Aged Comté cheese. Iron mineral tannins and the finest French beef are a natural match.
What grapes are in Cote-Rotie La Landonne?
The blend is Syrah (100%). The wine is classified as Cote-Rotie AOC.
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