Vintages 2008

Wine Advocate #193 - Feb 2011

Score : (90-92)

As I have mentioned before, the Cote Rotie Chateau d’Ampuis is a blend of some of the very best sites the Guigal family owns in Cote Rotie. This cuvee is aged 38 months in 100% new oak casks, and about 2,000 cases are produced. The component parts include the famed vineyards of La Garde, L’Enclos, Grande-Plantee, Pommiere, Pavillon, Le Moulin and more recently, La Viria, which I still believe will turn out to be Guigal’s fourth single vineyard Cote Rotie when Marcel and his son, Philippe, decide it can stand alone. The medium-bodied 2008 should turn out to be outstanding in what is a incredibly difficult vintage. It has put on weight since last year, revealing sweet herbal notes intermixed with red and black currants, bacon fat, bay leaf, incense and camphor. Robert Parker.

Guide Bettane & Desseauve des Vins de France

Score : 17/20

Un toucher raffiné, les arômes généralement poivrés du millésime laissent ici la place à un fruité rouge gourmand, une suavité étonnante pour l’année. Bravo ! Les 38 mois d’élevage ont été bien utiles.