collection Single-Vineyard

La Landonne

Red

La Landonne is a premier single-vineyard wine: dense, sensual and majestic. It combines the depth of Syrah with the finesse characteristic of the majestic northern schist slopes of Côte-Rôtie. It is a rare and surprisingly little-known expression of La Landonne, in which the power remains gently contained.

Grape Variety: 100% syrah
Soils: Schists, mica schists, clay-limestone soils
Surface: 0.75hectare
Appellation: Côte-Rôtie

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Terroir of La Landonne

At the heart of the vertiginous Côte-Rôtie landscape, this parcel rests on the lower part of the slope, where Syrah reaches its finest levels of ripeness. The clay-limestone soil is composed of schist rich in iron oxides mixed with fragments of mica-schist, bringing the wine depth, tension, color, and structure.

La Landonne expresses the singularity of one of the finest parcels at the heart of Côte-Rotie, benefiting from a double exposure in the northernmost appellation of the Northern Rhône. With sunlit emotion for a broad, majestically present wine, it offers a complex aromatic palette with sensual notes of peony and sweet spices, a fullness without heaviness.

Vintages

Vintage

After a rainy end to 2022, an exceptionally dry winter and early spring led to early and uniform budburst. The wetter late spring, with no mistral winds, was offset by favorable flowering conditions, accelerating the vegetative cycle. Veraison progressed steadily in late July. The August heatwave hastened ripening in parts of the vineyard, sometimes resulting in heterogeneity between parcels.

Winemaking and ageing

The harvest is carried out by hand. Once destemmed, the berries are transferred by gravity into truncated conical stainless steel vats. Gentle extraction is carried out mainly during the early stages of fermentation, using carefully calibrated pump-overs and punch-downs.

After pressing, the wine is racked and transferred to barrels. Malolactic fermentation takes place in oak barrels, where the first phase of ageing occurs over six months, with 20% new oak. The second phase of ageing continues in 25-hectolitre foudres for 12 months, in order to bring breadth and balance without excessive oak influence. The cuvée is then blended back into stainless steel tanks for a final three-month refinement before bottling.

wine profile

True to its vintage, the colour is a deep ruby red.

At this stage, the nose of this cuvée displays remarkable delicacy, dominated by fruity notes (redcurrants, raspberries). As it opens up in the glass, subtle spicy notes emerge.
The aromas are carried by a very refreshing hint of menthol. This creates an airy bouquet, extremely delicate and complex.

The attack on the palate prolongs this sensation of freshness before the tannic structure emerges in a crescendo.

Rewards

May 2026

“With a ripe profile, the 2023 Côte-Rôtie La Landonne unfurls from the glass with a complex, delicate and racy bouquet of tapenade, spices, dark berries and pepper. […] Combining power and precision, it marries the telluric force of the terroir with precise tannins and a silky mouthfeel that has become a hallmark of Delas’s style in recent years.”

May 2025

Technical information

Production

4041 bottles

Ageing

21 months

Cellar ageing

20 years

Vintage

Marked by exceptional drought conditions and unusually early ripening, the 2022 vintage will be remembered as one of the most distinctive in recent years. Following a late budburst caused by winter cold, a warm and sunny spring accelerated vine development, while the heat of summer encouraged remarkable berry concentration. Despite limited yields, the harvest revealed grapes in outstanding sanitary condition, combining intensity, balanced ripeness, freshness and precision.

Winemaking and ageing

The harvest is carried out by hand. Once destemmed, the berries are transferred by gravity into truncated stainless steel vats. Extraction is performed mainly during the early stages of fermentation, using carefully measured pump-overs and punch-downs.

After draining off, the wine is racked and placed into barrels. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel, where the wine undergoes the first stage of its ageing for 6 months, with 20% new oak. The second phase continues in 25 hL foudres for 12 months, bringing breadth and balance without excessive oak influence. The cuvée is then returned to stainless steel for a final 3 month refinement before bottling.

Wine profile

The wine displays a deep, dark color with violet highlights. The nose opens with complex aromas of peony, violet, black pepper, and licorice, complemented by sensual notes of incense and fine leather.

On the palate, it is broad, enveloping, and almost spherical in texture. The body is dense yet fluid, with perfectly integrated tannins. The finish is long and vibrant, balanced by mineral freshness and a mouthwatering, saline-driven structure.