2012 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Château d'Ampuis

Community Tasting Notes (71) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  5/10/2024 - kostaslonis Likes this wine:

  Random wines tasted during service (Oinoscent): Brought to drink at Oinoscent, bottle open without decant, slowly drank throughout the shift
  Extrovert, ripe fresh red fruit, quite spicy, savoury, bacon notes, decadent but still youthful
  Palate elegant, red fruit, med body, juicy tannins, vibrant acidity, bacon, gamey, med to long finish with some dried red fruit
  # 2hr later #
  The wine keeps all the red fruit, the spice and the oak notes settle down and get more in balance with all the fruit. The palate is quite fresh, the acidity is there with some garrigue notes emerging

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  5/2/2024 - Rhonarna_Mikael wrote: 88 Points

  The first thing you notice is the oak. After a little while in a decanter, the blackberries come forward. In the glass, however, it is still quite modest. Dark berries, more of a cherry character, the vanilla is there but thankfully somewhat restrained. Spontaneously, the 2012 vintage is gradually approaching its drinking window. But, honestly, I'm not so keen on this style anymore.

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  4/19/2024 - FEDEVIDAL Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Vino de color granate oscuro. Aroma muy intenso, muy vivo, muy brillante, se encuentra regaliz, pimienta negra, vainilla, fruta roja de bosque etcétera. La boca es deliciosa, equilibrada, suave, sedosa, sin ninguna señal de oxidación, lo que implica que este vino tiene para 20 o 30 años más sin ningún problema y con un final muy largo.
  Vino maravilloso

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  3/31/2024 - CarpeDiem! Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Again too young. Cherries, vanilla, tobacco, violet, in a sweetish balance with violet and almost perfumed notes. I should again wait another three years or so for the next one.

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  11/11/2023 - Flakehill3 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  In an excellent place. Better than last bottle consumed 2½ years ago.

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