Delas La Landonne 2005
The 2005 Delas La Landonne is a red Côte-Rôtie wine produced by Domaine Delas Frères in the Rhône Valley. This single-plot cuvée, exclusively from the La Landonne lieu-dit, is made from 100% Syrah. Created with the 1997 vintage, it is only crafted by the house in exceptional years. The grapes are hand-harvested; traditional vinification in open concrete vats is followed by fourteen to sixteen months of aging in oak barrels.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Rhone
- Appellation
- Côte Rôtie
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Delas Frères
- Cuvée
- La Landonne
- Millésime
- 2005
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Syrah
Domaine Delas Frères
Delas Frères is a wine merchant and producer based in the Rhône Valley, historically established in Tournon-sur-Rhône and with a cellar in Tain-l’Hermitage. It directly cultivates 30 hectares of vineyards in Hermitage, Saint-Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage, whilst also working with partner winegrowers to source part of its supply. The company belongs to the family-owned Louis Roederer group, controlled by the Rouzaud family.
- Owner
- Groupe Louis Roederer (famille Rouzaud)
- Maître de chais
- Jacques Grange
- Surface (ha)
- 30.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The company traces its origins to the Junique wine merchant’s firm, established in Tournon-sur-Rhône in 1835. In 1870, Philippe Delas and Charles Audibert went into partnership and took over the business, which was then working with local winegrowers. In 1924, Henri and Florentin Delas took over the company and renamed it Delas Frères. Michel Delas subsequently expanded its commercial activities, particularly in exports, from the 1960s onwards. In 1977, the Champagne house Deutz acquired a stake in the company and the production site was moved to Saint-Jean-de-Muzols. In 1993, Delas Frères and Deutz joined the Rouzaud family group, owners of Louis Roederer. Fabrice Rosset took over as managing director of Delas Frères in 1996, and Jacques Grange was appointed technical director the following year. In 2006, the house acquired 18 hectares in Crozes-Hermitage, bringing the total area it cultivates directly to 30 hectares. A new winery, dedicated in particular to single-vineyard winemaking, was inaugurated in Tain-l’Hermitage in 2020. Jacques Grange remains in charge of the house’s winemaking operations.
La Landonne
La Landonne is a single-vineyard red Côte-Rôtie cuvée made exclusively from Syrah. It expresses a plot located in the lower part of the slope of the lieu-dit La Landonne, on soils combining schist, micaschist, and clay-limestone. Its first documented vintage is 1997.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The cuvée takes its name from the lieu-dit La Landonne in Côte-Rôtie, from which it originates.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1997
- Style of the cuvée
- A deep, dense, and structured Côte-Rôtie, combining restrained power, finesse, tension, and silky tannins. Its general profile favors breadth and aromatic complexity while maintaining freshness and lightness.
- Position within the range
- An exceptional cuvée from the Collection Parcellaire of Delas Frères.
Histoire de la cuvée
Created with the 1997 vintage, La Landonne was conceived as a single-vineyard selection from the eponymous lieu-dit. The historical official technical sheet indicates that it was only produced during exceptional years.
