Côte-Rôtie "Brune & Blonde de Guigal"

Soil type

Plots on steep slopes Côte Blonde : Silicone limestone soil Côte Brune : soil rich in iron oxyde

Grape variety

96% Syrah, 4% Viognier.

Average age of vines

35 years

Winemaking

Closed stainless steel tanks. Automatic punching down and temperature controlled fermentaion. Average 3 weeks in tanks.

Ageing

36 months in oak barrels - 40% new oak

Average yield

38 Hl/ hectare.

Average annual production

250.000 bottles.

Tasting

Eye : Dark ruby red
Nose : Spices, red berries and delicate oak aromas
Palate : Round soft tannins. Aromas of rasberry, blackberry and vanilla
Overall : Balance between scarcely perceptible acidity and tannins which add ageing potential and softened by long ageing in oak

Vintages 2001

 

Wine Advocate # 156 - Dec 2004

Score : 87-88

The 2001 Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde exhibits an herb and tapenade-scented nose with hints of smoke, bacon fat, red currants, raspberries, and figs. It is a delicious, medium-bodied 2001 to drink over the next 5-7 years. Robert Parker

 

Wine Spectator - Issue: Web Only - 2011

Score: 90

 A textbook version, with roasted sage, sweet tapenade, sandalwood, mulled cherry and black currant fruit notes all melded together. The solid finish is juicy and nicely rounded. Non-blind 2001 Côte-Rôtie retrospective (April 2011). Drink now. 20,830 cases made. James Molesworth 

Consumption

A boire/à garder

Serving temperature

16°C to 18°C

Ageing potential

20 years

Food and wine matching

Small game, red meat and cheese.
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