La Landonne

⏳ Drinking Window

2026 - 2045

🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings

Roasted venison, grilled ribeye steak, slow-cooked wild boar stew

✨ Technical Specifications

Delas Frres' Cte-Rtie 'La Landonne' is a monumental expression of Northern Rhne Syrah, sourced from one of the appellation's most legendary and formidable lieux-dits. Situated on the sheer, dizzying slopes of the Cte Brune, the La Landonne vineyard is characterized by its iron-rich schist soils and extreme steepness, requiring arduous manual labor to cultivate. According to local lore, the Cte-Rtie slopes were divided as a dowry by the medieval lord Maugiron to his daughtersone blonde and one brunettegiving rise to the Cte Blonde and Cte Brune, with the latter yielding darker, more powerful, and structured wines. Delas's expression of La Landonne is renowned for its intense concentration, deep dark fruit profile, and complex notes of tapenade, leather, and smoky minerality, achieved through meticulous plot-by-plot vinification and extended aging in French oak barrels.

🍾 About the Producer

Founded in 1835 by Charles Audibert and Philippe Delas, Maison Delas Frères is an iconic Rhône Valley estate headquartered in Tain-l'Hermitage. Now part of the Champagne Louis Roederer family of estates, the house underwent a major quality renaissance through modern cellar innovations and meticulous vineyard stewardship across both the Northern and Southern Rhône. Delas manages prestigious parcels across heralded appellations including Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Renowned for its precision winemaking, the estate crafts deeply expressive, terroir-driven wines, from powerful, mineral-tinged Syrahs like Les Bessards and La Landonne to aromatic, textural Viogniers like Clos Boucher.

🍇 Grape Varieties

Syrah

🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)

13.5-14.5%

🌿 Aromas & Flavor Descriptors