Wine Advocate 93 points - The 2001 Cote Rotie La Landonne exhibits scents of new saddle leather, black truffles, melted road tar, vanilla, blackberries, and licorice in a primitive/Neanderthal style with huge tannin, intense concentration, and nearly mouth-searing firmness and toughness. Extremely powerful, rich, and backward, it will be drinkable between 2011-2030. (Dec 2004)
Wine Spectator 96 points - Captivating aromas of plum cake, hoisin sauce and warm Valrhona chocolate lead the way for this seductive red that has raspberry, blackberry and fig fruit riding atop espresso, graphite and mineral flavors. Powerful tannins and racy acidity combine forces on the finish for a remarkably elegant impression. Best from 2008 through 2030. 800 cases made. –JM
Captivating aromas of plum cake, hoisin sauce and
warm Valrhona chocolate lead the way for this seductive
red that has raspberry, blackberry and fig fruit
riding atop espresso, graphite and mineral flavors.
Powerful tannins and racy acidity combine forces on
the finish for a remarkably elegant impression. Best
from 2008 through 2030. From France.—J.M. (Oct 15 2005)