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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.8 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 41 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by BurgundySimon on 1/10/2024 & rated 91 points: You get greeted with what feels like 200% new oak. After a while it starts opening up more. Vanilla, honey, stone fruit, nuts and wax. Very oily mouthfeel, and quite a lot of bitters. Long finish. Elegance is not something this wine knows, very big and bold. Well-made but not my style. Not a punishment to drink by any means. (307 views) | | | Tasted by Peter Spijker on 12/24/2023 & rated 93 points: Rich, oily, peach, wax, flowers, a substantiall bitter note, lemon peel. Not my style, but objectively a good and well made wine. (322 views) | | | Tasted by ThijsV on 12/21/2023 & rated 93 points: BYOB dinner NOTK (Rotterdam, NL): Right upon opening, a lot of oak (and I mean a lot of oak). But with 20 minutes this really showed itself with apricot, honey, bee wax, minerality, vanilla (obviously). Medium acidity, long finish (with a nice bitter note) (437 views) | | | Tasted by Ericsson on 2/6/2023: Ouvert et bu sur 2 jours, sans grand changement. Robe champagne, limpide.
Arômes plutôt retenus de fleurs blanches, de cire d’abeille, de noix.
En bouche, puissant et riche, assez gras mais sans excès.
Pas mon type de vin toutefois, fatigue vite le palais. (935 views) | | | Tasted by ShadowIII on 2/3/2022 & rated 94 points: Light golden color, big, rich, yet elegant, predominantly Marsanne, complex nose with floral notes, honey, long finish, years to go. (1599 views) | | | Tasted by culater on 3/20/2021 & rated 94 points: Wow! Bee wax, yellow soft fruit, caramel, some salvia. Starts easy and then expand and increase. Would buy again.
With escargot garlic butter. But I could just sip as well.
12-16C, Riesling glass. (2259 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 2/15/2021 & rated 93 points: not blind
In the beginning I thought too much acetone and bee wax but after half an hour it disappeared but palate stronger than nose. Creamy, powerful, nice with food. Not really elegant but great concentration. No fruit at all, honey. 93 (2459 views) | | | Tasted by K&J on 1/1/2021 & rated 94 points: Has a very unique deep golden color. I detected a hint of red in it. Never seen a color like that. With the presence of tertiary flavors, I suspect this was a much better wine and would have enjoyed it much more in its youth. Soon after opening, the fruit drops off quite a bit. I say drink now or prepare to be disappointed. (2057 views) | | | Tasted by greg spencer on 11/20/2020 & rated 97 points: OMG - We just popped this 'long term' white Rhone tonight to see how things were going. After initial sips we all agreed on the term 'BEAST' to describe this wine. Mix of fruits, dense berries, lichee and guava, pineapple, coconut, but SO DRY AND HUGE amounts of everything in our mouths, it is so hard to describe a Hermitage Blanc with the quality of this one. Not cheap, I paid over $200 for this bottle and will be back at the store to pick up their remaining bottles tomorrow. Bottom line - this juice is HUGE
Wine is 13 years old today, but expect this buggah' to last well into 2040.
PS - Someone told me that this wine could be indistinguishable from a N. Rhone red from the same vintage. CORRECT (1930 views) | | | Tasted by dnnk88 on 7/4/2020 & rated 94 points: SS's Frenchie! Wine Night: Lots of tertiaries going on, especially with some air. Chrysanthemum, white tea, flowers, herbs, wet rocks, mint leaves. Great showing! (1996 views) | | | Tasted by jsmorris707 on 1/24/2020 & rated 97 points: SO'd for an hour, deep gold, honey & apple, long finish; outstanding, drink or hold
Improved throughout the meal (raised a point)& was the WOTN despite being the only white & against the 06 Ex-Voto red & the 02 La Mission HB (1916 views) | | | Tasted by danielbleier on 11/4/2018 & rated 95 points: WOTN for several against an impressive array, this wine was a perfect match for the roasted buttercup squash dish it was served...plenty of stone fruit, almond and butter, this was lush and powerful, as well as unique to the core. (2115 views) | | | Tasted by Aleks Che on 9/28/2018 & rated 97 points: CHE97
Absolutely cool white Rhône. Pear, peach, light spices, honey and incredibly deep aroma. (1960 views) | | | Tasted by JJYoyo on 6/16/2018 & rated 93 points: Gorgeous golden color. Nose full of sweet florals, honeydew, burning wood. Oily on the palate, heavy on apricot and quince. Flavors are not that sharply delineated but balance is unreal. Have a love/ hate relationship with white Hermitage and this is decidedly on the love side. No clue about evolution from here. It’s in such a nice place right now I would just have it.
Score 93. Relative to expectations: + (2317 views) | | | Tasted by T.E.D. on 10/28/2017 & rated 93 points: Beautiful golden color. Medium to restrained nose. Showing hints of lanolin, wax, honey suckle, white flower and apoxy. On the palate the wine shined through. With a complex medley of vanilla, nut oils, some more wax and bees wax, with hints of raw coconut and coco oil. Very lush and smooth. With hints of some acid in the background. Medium finish. A unique wine and a treat if it can be found. (2551 views) | | | Tasted by robertek on 3/25/2017 & rated 92 points: Good and solid. (2790 views) | | | Tasted by SonnyChiba on 1/15/2017 & rated 90 points: Was very excited to try this for the first time. Have wanted to drink for a long time. I liked it but didn't blow me away. Dark golden color, some faint fruit, honey, butterscotch with quite a lot of minerals in the finish. I can imagine how good this wine can be, but I think I would have enjoyed it much more in its youth. (2503 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 1/14/2017 & rated 93 points: Splendid and stylish, loads of exuberant honeycomb, tangerine and wax, framed nicely by acidity. Certainly different from the routine Chardonnay and a welcome change. Unfortunately, the white ex-Voto does not have a good reputation for aging so probably better to drink this one now while it's still fresh and lively. (2306 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 4/30/2016 & rated 94 points: Dinner at Piccolo (Piccolo, Mpls): Gorgeous deep gold color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 40 minutes. This was the star of the night - no surprise there! Immensely complex and thought provoking on the nose and palate. The nose has great phenolic character, what I tend to call lacquer, dried fruits, fig, nutty, dried pear, apple, quince, spicebox, and prominent anise note emerges as it opens. The palate is dense, layered and full bodied, carrying power and texture, nutty, phenolic, dried fruits, lemon, oily, pear, quince, anise, and great dried spice. This has a long finish. Reminds me of an older LDH Rioja. Wonderful wine, just hitting its stride I suspect, as this kept improving in the glass. 94 to 94+pts. (3273 views) | | | Tasted by acheng on 4/13/2016 & rated 90 points: Pale in comparison with the 06. More angular with pronounced acidity and more muted in the aroma. There is a shell of Northern Rhone character that is discernible but is unlikely to improve. (2461 views) | | | Tasted by Jeffrey Silver on 3/10/2016 & rated 95 points: Absolutely lovely wine. Needs to be decanted for 30min. Enjoy now as this wine will shut down for 10-15yrs and emerge from it beauty sleep amazing. Ermitage Whites are approachable young but then go to sleep for 10-15yrs. They open to rivel the great Montrachets of Burgundy (2406 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 12/28/2015 & rated 94 points: Glorious, rich wine. Some creamed corn in the nose mixed with fruit and oak. Really started to come along after being opened for one hour. Something different and a wonderful accompaniment to quenelles. (94) (2349 views) | | | Tasted by FrancoisD on 10/9/2015 & rated 94 points: Papaye
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sublime! (2396 views) | | | Tasted by Tenuta Stefan on 5/3/2014 & rated 94 points: Perfect bottle.
The colour is yellow/golden with a green touch.
The nose is very Hermitage. Flowers and tropic fruit mixed with hay, sparemint and herbs. Some oak too. Smells almost like a red wine.
Thick texture, big fat body, layered.
Lovely flavours. Some mineral. A little low on acidity. But still a wine with some elegance and finess.
Very nice wine. (3669 views) | | | Tasted by FamilyLarsson on 11/27/2013 & rated 93 points: Ett gyllene vin med toner av äpple, honung och mineral. Otroligt lång och smörig smak med äpple, honung, salta rostade nötter och fin balans med syran.
Men jag blir inte riktigt klok på det här vinet. Vi provade 5 årgångar 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009 och 2010. Philippe Guigal som var med på provningen ansåg att Ex-Voto Blanc har en potential på minst 30 år och blir bara bättre och bättre med tiden.
I mitt tycke var den unga 2010:an helt outstanding i provningen med sin fantastiska unga fräschör och ända otroligt koncentrerat och balanserat. Utifrån 2010:an blev vinet bara succesivt sämre ju äldre årgång vi provade. Både 2006:an och 2003:an hade oxiderade toner med inslag av torr Sherry som jag hade väldigt svårt för. Hur det här vinet skall kunna vara bra om 30 år förstår jag inte. Men ungt är det helt fantastiskt.
90% Marsanne och 10% Roussanne och 30 månader på ny ek. (3792 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| E. Guigal producer website
A FAMILY HISTORY
Land with 24 centuries of history behind it, worked and preserved by three generations of winemakers with family values at their core and a commitment to an illustrious terrain that produces prestigious wines. This, in a nutshell, is the Maison Guigal. Right from the beginning the motto, “No Pains No Gains” underpins the promise made to Etienne Guigal. A commitment to work together to follow in his footsteps, to communicate the family’s passion and create so many emotions. Today, Marcel and Philippe, along with their wives, are the guardians of this exceptional domain which combines history, devotion and a sense of togetherness. A breath of inspiration for generations to come.
CÔTE-RÔTIE
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Planted on slopes by the Romans 24 centuries ago, this illustrious vineyard is made up of the Côte Brune, upstream of the Reynard and the Côte Blonde which is downstream. Planted almost exclusively with Syrah, the Côte Brune produces a powerful, intense wine. Thanks to a dash of Viognier which compliments the Syrah, the Côte Blonde is more subtle. There is a charming legend attached to this appellation and the Château d’Ampuis: “the sire of this place had two daughters, one with hair as dark as the night and the other blonde like a field of wheat. When they got married he endowed each with two of his best slopes. This is how we inherited the Côte Brune and the Côte Blonde”
CONDRIEU
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With its steep terraces which plunge towards the Rhône, this vineyard is planted solely with Viognier. A rare grape varietal imported by the Greeks at the beginning of our era, combined with granite soils its naturally complex character produces a unique white wine with a yellow golden hue and intense and subtle notes of delicate apricot and white peach.
SAINT-JOSEPH
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Enjoyed at the table of kings, this illustrious wine’s name hails back to the 16th Century and the Jesuit monks of Tournon. The reds are made from Syrah and the whites from Marsanne and Rousanne. These grape varieties grown on a South to South East facing steeply sloped vineyard with granite soils produce elegant, luscious wines.
HERMITAGE
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A prestigious appellation since ancient times, it is named after a 13th Century hermit who sought redemption by devoting himself to prayer and the cultivation of vines. Enjoyed by the Russian Court and the great and the good of Europe, this rich and powerful wine with intense aromas is produced from Syrah for the reds and Marsanne and Roussanne for the whites.
CROZES-HERMITAGE
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A typical wine of the northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage benefits from warm pebbly soils with good drainage. This is a vast appellation partially planted on slopes. The reds are produced from Syrah and the whites from Marsanne and Rousanne. The red wine is deep ruby in colour, full of savoury flavour and well-balanced. The white wines are dry and aromatic with floral notes.
CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE
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These soils are composed of calcareous round pebbles and the vineyards are swept by the Mistral winds and warmed by the Provencal sunshine, resulting in wines with unmistakable flavours of the South. These southern wines are produced from a complex blend of the 13 grape varieties of the appellation with Grenache as the main component. They are complex with soft and powerful tannins and are characterised by a generous and strong personality.White Rhone BlendA white wine containing two or more Rhône varieties, including: Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne, Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Bourboulenc. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Northern Rhône Guide to the wines and appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley -
The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
Regional History:
Phocaean Greeks established viticulture in the Rhone as far back as 600 BC, but until the 14th century the wines were not seen outside the region. The establishment of the Avignonese Papacy (1305-1377) brought fame to the region's wine-so much so that their Burgundian neighbors to the north banned wines from the Rhone in 1446, a measure that effectively cut off trade with England and other Northern European markets for over 200 years. Stretching southward from Lyon to just south of Avignon, the Rhone produces a wide variety of wines, with the appellations north of Valence producing the least (in volume), and the towns south of Montelimar producing prodigious amounts. As in other regions, the most interesting wines come from small farms. Saint-Joseph, in the northern Rhone, extends for some distance between Condrieu in the north to Saint-Peray in the south. The reds are made from Syrah and the rare whites from Marsanne and Roussanne, and Viognier.
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"The first red wines already tasted in the Northern Rhône promise a beautiful vintage, with a quality close to the 2015 or even the 2009 vintage" - NEWRHÔNE MILLESIMESHermitage Guide to Hermitage wine Guide to Cote Rotie - Read about the Northern Rhone Valley
• The appellation stretches over 3 communes in the Drôme "département" : Tain-l'Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage and Larnage.
• The soils are a combination of granite with alluvial quaternary delta deposits, and, on the eastern side, Pliocene clay. This diversity explains the numerous different names given to vineyard plots within the appellation : Bessards, Greffieux, Méal, Roucoule, Beaumes, etc.
• The meso-climate provides shelter from the north winds, where the majority of the slopes is well exposed, facing south.
•The vineyards area adds up to 134 hectares/331 acres, with an annual production of 3,635 hectoliters. Authorized maximum yield is 40 hectoliters/hectare (2.3 US tons/acres).
• Grape varieties : Syrah (an addition of up to 15% of Marsanne or Roussanne is allowed).
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