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E. Guigal 2003 La Landonne Syrah (Côte Rôtie)

Cellar Selection

Price $450

Dense and rich but also incredibly complex, long and elegant, this is a momumental Côte-Rôtie. It’s darkly fruited and superripe, yet doesn’t lose its essential sense of terroir, remaining marked by scents of pepper and espresso to go with the chocolate and cassis fruit. Velvety in texture, this is the one of Guigal’s 2003 Côte-Rôties that demands a few years of… — J.C. (9/1/2007)

E. Guigal 2003 La Turque Syrah (Côte Rôtie)

Cellar Selection

Price $450

This is breathtaking stuff, incredibly complex on the nose, where it features hints of vanilla, clove, cinnamon, cassis, pepper and asphalt. It would be a wine to sit and smell all day if it weren’t so delicious to taste. Rich waves of cassis fruit cascade over the palate without losing complexity, buffered by incredibly supple tannins. The virtually endless finish… — J.C. (9/1/2007)

E. Guigal 1998 La Landonne Red (Côte Rôtie)

Price $175

This is almost certainly the most famous Côte Rôtie from the best vineyard in the appellation. It is a wine for power. Dry fruits and tanninc aromas give an immediate sense of structure and strength. On the palate, it is wild, savage almost, with huge tannins and untamed exotic perfumes. The wood—42 months in new wood—seems almost incidental to the power of the… — R.V. (6/1/2002)

E. Guigal 1998 La Mouline Red (Côte Rôtie)

Price $175

Even though the 42 months this wine has spent in new wood give it an intensely toasty character, the enormously soft, perfumed fruits and ripe, sweet flavors that go along with the wood produce a finely tuned, balanced wine that should age well over many years. As an expression of pure Syrah, there are few better. — R.V. (6/1/2002)

E. Guigal 2003 La Mouline Syrah (Côte Rôtie)

Cellar Selection

Price $450

How can a wine be this hugely concentrated, yet remain supremely elegant? Espresso, black olive and floral notes zoom from the glass, backed by layers of rich, creamy cherry fruit, making this a complex, complete wine. Tannins are amazingly supple, imparting a velvety feel to the long finish. Drink now–2025 and beyond. — J.C. (9/1/2007)

E. Guigal 1998 La Turque Red (Côte Rôtie)

Price $175

A firm, dry, foursquare wine that has power and structure rather than the immediate perfumes of La Mouline, the partner cuvée from Guigal. This is the wine for those who want power with big tannins, and they don’t come more powerful or tannic than this. Its aging potential is enormous: after 10 years there should be more sign of the perfumed fruit which is there… — R.V. (6/1/2002)

E. Guigal 1999 Red (Hermitage)

Price $55

A massive wine, with its opaque, dense purple color, its huge tannins and its tight, powerful structure. When it develops—maybe in 10 or 15 years’ time—the perfumed, juicy Syrah fruits that are just suggested for the moment are going to be as dominant as the tannins are now. What a wine it will be then. — R.V. (6/1/2002)

E. Guigal 1999 Brune et Blonde Syrah (Côte Rôtie)

Price $40

The perfect combination of elegance and purity of fruit give this famous wine, a blend of fruit from both slopes of the hills above Ampuis, a great sense of style as well as power. The Syrah perfumes, at their richest and coolest, combine with black fruits to give an overwhelming impression of immense fruit flavors. — R.V. (6/1/2002)

Prominent Designations [All]

Brune et Blonde Château d'Ampuis Ex Voto La Doriane La Landonne La Mouline La Turque Lieu-dit Saint-Joseph Vignes de l'Hospice

Most Reviewed Varietals [All]

Marsanne Rhône-style Red Blend Rhône-style White Blend Rosé Shiraz/Syrah Viognier

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