Community Tasting Notes 18

• 559308 wrote:

  January 7, 2024 - Promising but still very young. Hold for five more years.

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• sirpat00 wrote: 97 points

  December 4, 2023 - A small comparison of Guigal La Turque 2010 and 2015. The 2010 is intense and versatile, showing plenty of Christmas spice and gingerbread. A confiture-like and raisiny ripe dark berry fruit and blueberry jam. Also black olives, meaty notes, chocolate and green fresh herbs. The palate has a satin texture and vibrant acidity. None of the wines were decanted and right out of the gate the 2010 had a better start, was more accessible. But the 2015 caught up with time and probably and came in on a par. That said, my preference from a hedonistic perspective would be on the fresher 2015.

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• Hanibal Likes this wine: 94 points

  November 26, 2022 - A very hedonistic wine. Nose was full blast bacon, smoke and cassis/black fruit. Silky texture, coats the palate and provides significant attack that carries beautifully to a long finish.

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• rlove wrote: 95 points

  April 24, 2021 - Guigal's 2010 La Turque is a blockbuster wine with a complex, rich nose of blackberry, cassis, violet, and bacon fat. Ripe dark fruit on the palate is pure and clean with polished tannins and a bright acidity. Just entering its drinking window but you really ought to rest these a decade to bring out the expected development.

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• gouldcampbell77 Likes this wine: 94 points

  June 9, 2020 - Decanted 3hrs. Very dark purple with more than a hint of brick at the rim. Very complex nose of dark berries, prunes and a whiff of bacon, cooked over the ashes of a dying campfire. Medium weight but with super concentration. The fruit is very pure - crystal clear in fact with just a hint of leafy greenness keeping things fresh. This reminds me of Vega Sicilia Unico in terms of its ripeness, purity and and overall quality. This continued to open out during the evening indicating a long life ahead. Very primary. Needs years - or decades.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer E. Guigal
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation La Turque
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Côte-Rôtie
• UPC Codes 000125002305, 3536650131001, 3536650131506

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• Pending Delivery 71 (4%)
• In Cellars 1,653 (82%)
• Consumed 291 (14%)

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