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E. Guigal La Landonne 2011

  • Wine Advocate
    99 Points
  • Wine Spectator
    98 Points
  • Neal Martin
    95 Points
  • Jancis Robinson MW
    18.5 Points
E. Guigal La Landonne 2011
  • Wine Advocate
    99 Points
  • Wine Spectator
    98 Points
  • Neal Martin
    95 Points
  • Jancis Robinson MW
    18.5 Points
E. Guigal La Landonne 2011
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E. Guigal La Landonne 2011

SKU: GLAL201110 UCAU
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Since 1946, Guigal has shaped the Rhône into one of the world’s most celebrated wine regions. Known for their unwavering commitment to quality and tradition, they have earned a reputation for excellence that spans generations.

La Landonne is one of Guigal’s flagship wines, known for its power and intensity. As part of the iconic “La La” trio, it reflects the estate’s mastery in producing wines that capture the strength and complexity of the Côte Brune terroir.

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Tasting Notes

Guigal La Landonne 2011 stands as a defining expression of the esteemed Côte Rôtie appellation in the Rhône Valley, expertly marrying power, elegance, and intricate complexity. Created by Maison Guigal, a family-owned winery with a rich heritage since 1946, this wine forms part of the legendary “La La” trilogy, revered for its remarkable intensity and depth.

Harvested from the exclusive La Landonne vineyard, renowned for its steep terrain and unique Côte Brune terroir, the 2011 vintage highlights Guigal’s unwavering commitment to traditional winemaking paired with uncompromising quality. The volcanic, iron-rich soils of the vineyard contribute to a robust yet sophisticated structure, allowing the wine to develop gracefully over time.

This Syrah-dominant wine offers a captivating aromatic profile featuring dark fruit notes such as blackberry and black cherry, layered with subtle hints of smoked meat, leather, and spice. On the palate, it reveals a full-bodied texture supported by firm tannins and lively acidity, concluding with a long, resonant finish that exemplifies Guigal’s mastery of Rhône craftsmanship.

Sourced from a premium private cellar, each bottle maintains the exceptional integrity and excellence synonymous with the Guigal name. This vintage represents a compelling depiction of Côte Rôtie’s finest terroir, making it a prized example of one of the Rhône Valley’s most celebrated producers.

  • Since 1946, Guigal has shaped the Rhône into one of the world’s most celebrated wine regions, earning a legacy of quality and tradition across generations.
  • La Landonne, a flagship wine within the iconic “La La” trio, is renowned for its power and intensity, capturing the distinctive strength of the Côte Brune terroir.
  • Sourced from a premium private cellar to ensure optimal preservation of the wine’s exceptional character.

Critic Scores

A step up over the other two single vineyard releases, the 2011 Cote Rotie la Landonne is an incredible wine that knocks it out of the park in the vintage. Its inky purple/ruby color is followed by to-die-for notes of cassis, black olives, truffles, graphite and crushed rock. Full-bodied, massively concentrated, thick and unctuous, it has the vintage’s flamboyant fruit profile, yet backs it up with a stacked mid-palate, serious amounts of tannin and a finish that just won’t quite. It’s relatively approachable now due to its glycerin and fat, yet needs a decade of cellaring and will knock your socks off over the following two decades or more.

Delivers wave after wave of sensational raspberry pâte de fruit, plum reduction and boysenberry coulis flavors, backed by mouthwatering anise and blackberry cobbler hints. A massive bolt of iron and charcoal is deeply embedded in the fruit and lurks through the long, authoritative finish, keeping all the elements riveted together. Best from 2018 through 2030.

(raised in new oak for 42 months): Glass-staining ruby. Powerful, expansive aromas of black and blue fruit liqueur, smoky Indian spices, sandalwood and olive, and an exotic floral nuance that gains strength with air. Deeply concentrated but surprisingly lively, offering palate-staining dark fruit and violet pastille flavors and a strong, building spicy quality. Velvety tannins add grip to a strikingly long, sappy and penetrating finish, which clings with noteworthy tenacity.

Very dark crimson. Silky and fresh and luxurious on the nose. Lots of acidity but lovely texture already. Sumptuous.

Vinification & Cultivation

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Vineyard Cultivation

La Landonne ranks among the world's most celebrated and respected Syrah expressions, forming the flagship of Guigal's renowned 'La La La' trilogy from Côte Rôtie. The vineyard occupies a steep south-facing slope with decomposed granite and schist soils that impart distinctive mineralised tannins and intense aromatic character. Hand-cultivation across terraced slopes remains absolutely essential to the wine's character and quality, reflecting centuries of viticultural tradition and experience. The 2011 vintage presented significant challenges across Côte Rôtie, with cooler conditions that produced wines of restrained power and heightened acidity—characteristics that strongly favour La Landonne's exceptional long-term development.

Vinification

Hand-harvested fruit undergoes traditional fermentation in large wooden vats with extended maceration sometimes exceeding four weeks, systematically extracting maximum phenolic intensity and aromatic complexity. Following primary fermentation completion, the wine receives substantial oak élevage in new French oak for approximately 42 months, an exceptionally lengthy maturation that meticulously builds textural complexity and oak integration. The wine develops remarkable structure through this extended barrel aging, creating wines of proven capacity to evolve gracefully for several decades. Post-release bottle aging progressively refines tannin architecture and aromatic development.

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