Community Tasting Note

MuddyBoots wrote:

Monday, January 17, 2022 - Deep red. Expressive nose of dark fruit and red earth - pleasant. Suggesting richness to come. Concentrated black fruits on the palate framed by some oak. Cassis. Some gentle green herbs / garrigue.Meaty notes / some leather. Silky texture. Only medium plus weight. Enough acid to give some freshness. Very well mannered tannin. Some polish from the oak. Balanced. Perhaps time has moderated the strong Guigal style signature somewhat because this is less “full throttle extraction and new oak” influenced than I expected. (This wine as I understand it got 38 months in new wood). But nor is there any hidden nuance or much real delicacy here, consistent with Syrah of some extraction. And there is still some sense of it having been very attended to in the cellar - as if it had been designed/constructed to have everything so perfectly in place. I liked it more than I thought I would, which is hardly helpful guidance to anyone else. Will have its fans for sure, for its lovely ripe aromatics, silky tannins and undeniable balance. Tasting quite young. Bought on release.

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