This is quite mute and contained. Clearly good fruit but quite compact. Dark plummy violet fruit. Savory and coiled. Needs time
This is quite mute and contained. Clearly good fruit but quite compact. Dark plummy violet fruit. Savory and coiled. Needs time
Mar 7th, 2024
Oak still in the foreground, still soft and approachable
Oak still in the foreground, still soft and approachable
1 person found it helpfulAug 1st, 2017
2005
Sep 18th, 2015
Bloody meat, dark spice, red and black plums. Great acidity all throughout.
Bloody meat, dark spice, red and black plums. Great acidity all throughout.
Apr 19th, 2015
Elegant and beautifully built-up with its classic combination of red berries, cassis, all-spice, cloves and bay leafs and meat stock flavors, framed by toasty oak and grainy tannins, finishing fresh and mineral-lazed.
Elegant and beautifully built-up with its classic combination of red berries, cassis, all-spice, cloves and bay leafs and meat stock flavors, framed by toasty oak and grainy tannins, finishing fresh and mineral-lazed.
Oct 12th, 2014
The Guigal was the most expensive and the best wine of the flight. Not necessarily my favorite but the best.
The Guigal was the most expensive and the best wine of the flight. Not necessarily my favorite but the best.
Mar 19th, 2014
Hmm. Wouldn't think Cote-Rotie in a hundred years. Shocker... Until you find out it's Guigal. Well made, certainly, but big and chocolaty... Cherry candy. Not my cup. Seems it could be from anywhere.
Hmm. Wouldn't think Cote-Rotie in a hundred years. Shocker... Until you find out it's Guigal. Well made, certainly, but big and chocolaty... Cherry candy. Not my cup. Seems it could be from anywhere.
Jan 20th, 2014
Ideal partner to grilled lamb chops
Ideal partner to grilled lamb chops
Sep 19th, 2021
05 Ampuis, and in a perfect spot. With Coq au Vin... tres bien.
05 Ampuis, and in a perfect spot. With Coq au Vin... tres bien.
Jun 21st, 20192005 in a just perfect spot right now. Soft, elegant, balanced.
2005 in a just perfect spot right now. Soft, elegant, balanced.
Feb 19th, 2019
Côte-Rôtie, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
