One of Cte-Rtie’s most celebrated vineyard sitesand the most powerful wine in the Rostaing stable. La Landonne: 1.6 hectares, vines over 60 years old, 100% Syrah. The steep slopes and iron-rich soils produce a wine of extraordinary concentration and longevity. Ren Rostaing’s uncle Marius Gentaz and father-in-law Albert Dervieux were legends of the appellation; Pierre Rostaing now carries their legacy. Extended maceration, aged in a mix of pice and demi-muid with only 1015% new oakletting fruit and terroir dominate. A wine for the cellar, not the dinner table tonight.