2007 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Château d'Ampuis, France, Rhone, Wine Review

Wow! This is in a great place. Purple in color with some ruby hues, mostly opaque and bright. Great nose of black raspberries, roasted meats and herbs. Full bodied. Great balance. On the palate, this is delicious and complex. Layers of black raspberries with underlying minerality and slight char. Tannins are mostly resolved but still present. Long finish. This is at peak but will go another decade at this level. Great on its own, this would work well with braised beef.

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A+

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Vintage:

2007

Current Price:

$180.00USD

Rhone Valley & Spanish Rhone-style Wines Tasted at the 2008 Hospice du Rhone Events

The Rhone Report: About Rhone and Rhone-Style Wines and Winemakers is part of an ongoing series. Last month we reported on American Rhone-style wines we tasted at the 16th annual Hospice du Rhone events in Paso Robles, California from May 1 to 3, 2008. We noted that this event was an opportunity to consider Rhone-style wines from a fresh perspective because, unlike most tasting opportunities, these events included Rhone-style wines from the Rhone Valley itself (51 wineries), elsewhere in France (4 wineries) as well as from Spain (4 wineries), Australia (17 wineries), South Africa (6 wineries), Chile (2 wineries), Argentina (1 winery) and the United States. While this was a California-dominated event, and while many of the Rhone Valley’s best producers weren’t represented, there was still sufficient European and other entries to make for interesting comparisons and contrasts.

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Northern Rhone Red: The Original Syrah

It’s summer, which means that for three months we say goodbye to rich, heavy red wines and welcome into our repertoire zippy whites and crisp roses to sip on the porch while soaking in the sun. That’s what most of the country does, at least. But not here. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, whose summer comes in the fall and spring, whose spring comes in the winter, and whose winter comes in the summer (and whose fall never comes).

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Lessons from the Annual Rhone Rangers Tasting, 2007 Part II

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2017 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde de Guigal, France, Rhone, Wine Review

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2017

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Current Price:

$70.00USD

This is the basic Cote Rotie from purchased fruit. It is 96% Syrah with 4% Viognier that saw 36 months in barrel, half of that new oak. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is very nice with black raspberries, black pepper, black olives and slight smoke. Full bodied. Medium tannins. On the palate, black raspberries with underlying char. Plenty of depth. Long finish. This is delicious on its own and should be very food friendly. It would be perfect with a steak. Drink over the next ten to twelve years.

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