2015 Delas, Cote Rotie Landonne, 3x1.5ltr
Availability: 4 weeks
Case size: 3 / Bottle size: 1.5l
Critics Score: 97
Publication: Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
Drinking Dates: 2025-2040
Delas, Cote Rotie Landonne
Case size:3x150
Region:Rhone
Vintage:2015
The 2015 Côte Rôtie La Landonne from Delas is a seamless, gorgeously balanced Côte Rôtie that reminds me of the 2011. Offering classic notes of smoked meats, currants, graphite, chocolate and roasted herbs, this beauty hits the palate with full-bodied richness, plenty of polished tannins, and perfect balance. It's surprisingly accessible, yet has beautiful density and depth of fruit. It's more approachable than most vintages, yet will evolve for just as long given its purity, harmony and balance. This cuvée comes all from the schist soils of the La Landonne lieu-dit, in the Côte Brune side of the appellation, was completely destemmed and spent 18 months in 40% new French oak. 2019-2039
97 points Jeb Dunnuck