E. Guigal

Château d'Ampuis Côte-Rôtie Syrah

9.254 ratings
9.110 pro ratings
Côte-Rôtie, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Syrah
Top Notes For
Conrad Green

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
Brash Higgins

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
Carlo Mondavi

Owner/Winegrower RAEN Winery, Partner Continuum

9.2

2005

2005

Sep 18th, 2015
Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe

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
Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.5

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
Evan Frazier

Owner/Winemaker Ferdinand Wines

8.7

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
Jon Maxwell

Founder Veritas Wine Consulting

8.1

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
Aaron Rankin

Ideal partner to grilled lamb chops

Ideal partner to grilled lamb chops

Sep 19th, 2021
Evan Bienstock

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, 2019
Evan Bienstock

2005 in a just perfect spot right now. Soft, elegant, balanced.

2005 in a just perfect spot right now. Soft, elegant, balanced.

Feb 19th, 2019