Guigal La Landonne, 2006 Novelties Élian’s father subsequently became a

Élian’s father subsequently became a farmer and he grew vegetables including tomatoes

but then one of the world’s most compelling elixirs will be at its peak for another 20-30+ years

vanilla and a touch of smoke

Heavenly stuff

Great purity and drinkability

Guigal La Landonne, 2006 Novelties Élian’s father subsequently became aA surprisingly structured, full bodied, masculine wine in the vintage is the 2006 Cote Rotie la Landonne. Still inky coloured and loaded with notions of beef blood, black olive, peppery herbs, smoke and scorched earth like minerality, it still needs another 3 4 years of cellaring to start to be approachable. It will certainly be one of the longest lived wines in the vintage and will have 3 4 decades of overall longevity. Robert Parker 97 points.