Glass-staining ruby. Potent smoke- and spice-accented black and blue fruit aromas are complicated by sexy potpourri and incense nuances that build with aeration. Sweet, penetrating blackberry and cherry liqueur flavors stain the palate, with licorice pastille and violet qualities coming in slowly. Rich yet lively and precise, finishing with outstanding energy and chewy tannins that frame the wine's lush, alluringly sweet fruit.

Quality 979 | Brand 953 | Economics 909 | buzz brand
Quality: The highest Quality score in its peer group for the 2010 vintage, at 979 compared to a peer group average of 874 Brand: We found this wine on 24 of the world's top restaurant wine lists, including Constance Halaveli Economics: Above its peer group average price of £91 for the 2010 vintage Production: Higher yields than its peer group average of 36 hl/ha

- www.wine-lister.com June 2017

Intense dark fruit nose with some vegetal characters. Powerful, with elements of smoke and spice.

A wine that's certainly not for those seeking instant gratification, the 2010 Cote Rotie la Landonne is a powerhouse Cote Rotie that offers up deep, masculine notes of crushed rocks, smoked meats, game, espresso and assorted dark cassis and currant-like fruit. Full-bodied, tight, structured and backward, with fabulous mid-palate density and length, it needs to be forgotten in the cellar for a decade, but will have 40-50 years of overall longevity.