Côte Rôtie, La Landonne, 2021

Inky and deep with a rich purity of fruit – think cassis and damsons – with dustings of sandalwood and pepper coming through with aeration. More open in style than it can sometimes be, with lovely volume, but it is fresh and tapered too. An extremely steep, schist-rich site, La Landonne is fermented with 80% whole bunches and aged in large demi-muid casks, a maximum of 10% of which are new.