Rostaing Côte-Rôtie La Landonne 2015

99 points Joe Czerwinski (Wine Advocate): "Am I being stingy in only awarding Rostaing's 2015 Cote Rotie la Landonne 99+ points? This is a tremendous wine, showing immense richness and power without any apparent weight. Raspberries flood the palate in waves, accented by various spices in a wine that's intensely tannic yet never hard or astringent. Breathtaking stuff. Drink: 2025-2045. (Dec 2017)"

97 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2015 Côte Rôtie La Landonne is more tannic and structured, with the smoky, meaty, mineral-laced bouquet I always find in this terroir. Black, black fruits, full body, a layered, rich, opulent texture, and building tannin make for one seriously impressive Côte Rôtie that needs to be forgotten for 5-7 years. It will last for 2-3 decades. The son of René, Pierre Rostaing, is now taking a more leading role in this terrific estate. The 2015s are beautiful wines, but don’t discount the 2016s, which are almost as impressive. Drink: 2023-2053. (1/24/18)"

96 points/'Collectible,' Wine Spectator: "A broad and deep wine, filled with dark fig, blackberry and boysenberry compote flavors that are layered with graphite, warm ganache and smoldering tobacco. A warm cast iron note echoes resoundingly through the finish, which is laden with serious grip. Best from 2023 through 2040. 800 cases made. (5/31/18)"

95 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2015 La Landonne from Pierre Rostaing is a great classic in the making, offering up all of the power of the vintage, coupled with the customary elegance and soil signature of the Rostaing bottlings of Côte-Rôtie. The bouquet is deep, precise and still quite primary, offering up scents of black cherries, cassis, pepper, grilled meats, a great base of soil, woodsmoke, hints of the nuttiness to come with bottle age and still a touch of youthful stems. On the palate the wine is deep, focused and rock solid at the core, with plenty of muscle, great buried structural elements and a long, ripely tannic and powerful finish. This is listed at 13.5 percent octane and is probably closer to fourteen, but perfectly balanced and built for the long haul. A great classic in the making. 2030-2080. (Jan/Feb 2018)"

95 points Josh Raynolds (Vinous): "Inky ruby. Deep-pitched, smoke- and spice-accented aromas of black currant and cherry compote, violet and incense take on a hint of exotic spices with air. Lush and expansive on the palate, offering concentrated black and blue fruit liqueur, licorice and spicecake flavors that are sharpened by a smoky mineral element. Becomes sweeter and livelier with air and finishes extremely long, featuring rounded tannins and lingering spiciness. Drink: 2023-2031. (Apr 2018)"