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"The limited cuvĂŠe from the CĂ´te Brune, the 1999 CĂ´te-RĂ´tie La Landonne (250 cases) is prodigious. Readers lucky enough to track down a bottle or two will own a legend in the making. However, 8-9 years of cellaring are required before this wine rounds into drinkable form. An opaque black/purple color is accompanied by sublime aromas of licorice, espresso, scorched earth, tapenade, bacon fat, and blackberry/cassis liqueur. This is a wine of great intensity, explosive richness, and brutally high tannin. This compelling, majestic CĂ´te-RĂ´tie should be at its finest between 2008-2025. Beginning with the 1997 vintage, this firm has made remarkable progress with their CĂ´te-RĂ´tie program. The cuvaison lasts twenty days, and Jacques Granges believes in several pigeages (punching down) a day, with pump overs as well."
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"The limited cuvĂŠe from the CĂ´te Brune, the 1999 CĂ´te-RĂ´tie La Landonne (250 cases) is prodigious. Readers lucky enough to track down a bottle or two will own a legend in the making. However, 8-9 years of cellaring are required before this wine rounds into drinkable form. An opaque black/purple color is accompanied by sublime aromas of licorice, espresso, scorched earth, tapenade, bacon fat, and blackberry/cassis liqueur. This is a wine of great intensity, explosive richness, and brutally high tannin. This compelling, majestic CĂ´te-RĂ´tie should be at its finest between 2008-2025. Beginning with the 1997 vintage, this firm has made remarkable progress with their CĂ´te-RĂ´tie program. The cuvaison lasts twenty days, and Jacques Granges believes in several pigeages (punching down) a day, with pump overs as well."
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