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Wednesday, January 25, 2023 - It's amazing to me the holdings of this wine from us CT aficionado's.
It's all $18.75 CAD, and I forget the number of bottles produced, but it's more than 100!
And, from a French winery who's rather tenured in production of wines in the plus $500 echelon, it seems they also focus at least 5% of the time on this wine.
It's quite nice. It prevents my wife from sneaking the LaLa wines, since the labels are off similar colors occasionally! 😆

I like the 2018 over 2019.

Why? Maybe it's just the extra great of age. It's less structured, yet has a more soft, supple elegant mouthfeel.
But, it likely won't last the decade Dunnuck insinuates the '19 will attempt.

Anyway, it's deep purple, with a vivaciousness like the ' 70's Rock band. Dark fruits mostly, though definitely a little red berries percolating I'm from behind the high alcohol and it's got the legs to go with it.
It's tannic ( structure) and will certainly be beneficial if anyone was wanting this to be part of the layaway plan. It's not my plan, but everyone to their own.

Didn't get this decanted early enough on day one, so it seemed a little rough.
But it's definitely softened, and with this medium-rare porterhouse, well, the beef made this wine... Better!

I've another 23 bottles for which I can direct my lovely wife and her friends for a few days...
Though, I've been thinking I need to "hire" a different kind of cellar defender!! 😂😂

Alas, this can't get to 90+ in my books. Maybe the 2018? Maybe another bottle with a different ambiance. Maybe not at all. We'll see.

Getting fussy in my old age, more experienced palate and more likely....deeper pockets

BTW,
...if you're indeed wanting to buy this Guigal CdR, I'd get the 2018 for the elegance and knowing the drinking window is here for several years.

But, buy the 2019, if you've a need to push the envelope, to see if this recipe will last a decade.

PS - Drink the Rainbow!

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