The 2001 Cote Rotie La Landonne reveals a roasted espresso character along with licorice

The quality of fruit is ripe and a touch sweet

there is the same knockout complexity that the nose displays on the intensely mineral-driven finish and overall

The wine is subtle and harmonious

Their vintage ports seem slow to develop

Joseph Drouhin, Musigny Vintage:2004 The 2001 Cote Rotie La(from a . 68 ha parcel). A brooding and reticent nose only grudgingly displays notes of spice, menthol and liqueur like black cherry aromas. The broad shouldered flavors are big yet possess a notably more refined mouth feel while conceding nothing in terms of power and punch on the cool, pure and perfectly balanced finish that just seems to go on and on. This is not as big and robust as the Bonnes Mares but its finer and has that extra dimension of