E. Guigal
Brune et Blonde de Guigal Côte-Rotie Syrah
Coffee grounds, mocha, smoked meat, olive paste, blood sausage, cedar, plum stew.
Coffee grounds, mocha, smoked meat, olive paste, blood sausage, cedar, plum stew.
Jul 27th, 20182003: very secondary, meaty, earthy, raisin, figgy. Not aged gracefully. Black olive, balsamic, herbal, lightly volatile. Very dried fruit palate, lacking the freshness, softening on tannin, meaty, mealy. Lacking length. Okay.
2003: very secondary, meaty, earthy, raisin, figgy. Not aged gracefully. Black olive, balsamic, herbal, lightly volatile. Very dried fruit palate, lacking the freshness, softening on tannin, meaty, mealy. Lacking length. Okay.
Oct 1st, 2015A bit of balsamic on the bones super ripe!'
A bit of balsamic on the bones super ripe!'
Mar 21st, 2015Ripe black fruit and showing some alcohol. OK
Ripe black fruit and showing some alcohol. OK
Sep 21st, 2014Advanced but powerful, nice aromatics and structure
Advanced but powerful, nice aromatics and structure
Sep 20th, 2014A wonderfully aged Syrah . Time to drink but a very pleasant aged mature wine🍷
A wonderfully aged Syrah . Time to drink but a very pleasant aged mature wine🍷
Apr 7th, 2023Over four years since last rating. Complexity has increased. Needs a two hour decant to let the wine express itself. Just phenomenal (and this bottle made it through a tropical cyclone and meandering wander in a container through a hot SE Asian summer!).
Over four years since last rating. Complexity has increased. Needs a two hour decant to let the wine express itself. Just phenomenal (and this bottle made it through a tropical cyclone and meandering wander in a container through a hot SE Asian summer!).
Dec 5th, 2020This has developed amazingly. Earthy and very Syrah complex on the front end but then the finish from the Viognier is like brandy. Perfect time to consume!
This has developed amazingly. Earthy and very Syrah complex on the front end but then the finish from the Viognier is like brandy. Perfect time to consume!
Nov 15th, 2020