Drinking well. Perfect aged stage. 2nd bottle opened. The male side of Cote-Rotie (black/dark rock) has rounded off his youthful edges and has become a gentleman. Drinking well.
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Drinking well and well heeled Cote-Rotie. Perfect drinking as I can perceive. Just opened. Nose perfect. See how this develops. Still very vigorous. This bottle seemed to fade and might be on its last days. Drinks well for the first two night than drinks as normal late 80’s Syrah. Keep score as is.
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Drank this on a rainy, spring day while playing Euchre. Hard to concentrate on the card game! This was near perfect La La. Intensely focused in the mouth with a very distinct river of flavour down the throat. We couldn't stop moaning and were heartbroken by the last sip!
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I preferred this to the 1982 La Mouline I also recently tried. Soft and fluffy. So balanced. Nice fruits. Still primary albeit just on the brink of its secondary phase.
Drink now to 2050+
Drank at SWs open house.
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Will T’s (30th) 87s (Noizé, London): Smoky, dense. Black olives. Alongside the cheese this is an uncompromising and mean bruiser. Very dry and overly Oaky. Dusty. Almost unpleasant. However with the cheese out of the way this sweetens and shows more nuance and character. Complexity too. Still quite hard work / uncompromising but one could drink a glass of it. 30 years old in a lighter vintage — goodness knows what a big vintage is like! ***1/2
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Guigal LaLa Dinner II (Chef's Club NYC): This has a great bouquet immediately indicative of Northern Rhône with scorched earth and smoked meat. This has some lush purple fruit and currant. Brambly. On the palate this fruit is still intense and punchy although there is some developing sweetness at the edges. Impressed with the '87 flight overall. 92
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Acker Guigal La La dinner (Chef's Club - 275 Mulberry Street): First glass of the night and the nose on this is just incredibly compelling and set the stage for a phenomenal night. Lots of elegance here, violets, a touch lighter than the other two (some thought that meant this was end of life, it me it just felt a touch more tight). Funny because it had one of the most expressive noses of the night.
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From a bottle with a corroded caplsule and some signs of seepage—An exceptional nose that gave lots of pleasure and evolved over the night. This rested in a narrow decanter for 35 min before serving and the time helped. Initially closed and a bit tired the nose exploded into an intense black olive note followed about an hour later with a peppery, bbq meat note. The flavor didn’t quite live up to the wonderful aromas but still delivered pleasure.
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Despite this being a birth-year wine I shelled out a lot of money for and saved to celebrate my 30th, I tried to keep my expectations low. Figured the fruit would be tired and dry, maybe oxidised if the cork didn't survive. Either that or it would be amazing, like I'm led to believe mature Côte-Rôtie can be. It was neither. The cork was brittle and it took a lot of convincing to extract it with an ah-so. But it did its job admirably, it was a long cork and came out in one piece. It was left open for 30 mins and then decanted off a small amount of sediment and left for another 30. It smelled surprisingly fresh on opening, and on decanting I was surprised at the colour, which was a deep, dark maroon with a purple-red rim. Looked more like a 2 year-old wine. For a while there the aroma looked meaty and kind of briney, and with time more peppery characters emerged. It tasted great, profile of spice and berries, fruit was not dried but it was obscured somewhat by oaky characters. Surprised to feel some tannin on the back palate, but it was quite drying, maybe oak tannin. Sort of a wine of two halves, as the aromatics seem quite fresh and intriguing, but the palate had a bit of an "anonymous dry red" type feel to it where I expected a little more nuance and length given the pedigree. A much more delicate style of Syrah, from a lesser year yes, but a year where this region and producer managed to make great wines all the same, from what I've read. The last 50 ml was filtered through an aeropress an hour later to remove the chunky sediment. At this point the fruit had dried up a little bit and it smelled like prunes and iodine. Interesting experience, I enjoyed smelling it more than tasting it. Just happy it was alive. It served a purpose more for sentiment, and it was shared with loved ones and the restaurant staff, and in that sense it was memorable.
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Decanted roughly one hour and served over two hours. Medium-red color with some bricking, though less than I anticipate given the roughly 2 cm ullage. Fairly tight at first but opened in about 1/2-hour to show a lovely, complex, and beautifully balanced nose of smoke, spices and red fruit. On the palate the wine was nicely balanced but lacked the complexity of nose. There was still plenty of fruit there but the tannins was fully resolved and the finish a tad short for what I'd expect. All in all a very nice wine but it seems to be a bit past its best.
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Dark fruit, mid-palate soil tones, and just a little bit of funk. Required 30 minutes to fully open, started to fade after 2 hours. Does not have the force nor the finesse that this wine can offer in better vintages, but this is still holding on in acceptable form. 91-92
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On a déjà discuté du miracle des grands vins de Guigal dans ce millésime pourri. Cette bouteille en fournit une autre preuve. Un peu plus évoluée que d'autres issues du même lot, cette bouteille montre un vin subtil et raffiné, avec encore une très belle longueur et une finale toute en finesse. Encore excellent. 92 pts
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La bouche est magnifique, pimpante et fraiche, avec une texture magique et une persistance aromatique envoûtante, sur des notes florales et fruitées, avec arômes de sous-bois.
C'est un vin d'une grande finesse, il possède l'équilibre et la texture aérienne des grands vins de Guigal, sans aucune dilution reliée au millésime. Petit millésime, mais grand vin. 95 pts
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Un nez un brin animal, avec du sous bois, des olives et des nuances de violettes La bouche a une dimension incroyable pour le millésime. Une puissance impressionnante, avec la texture d'une élégance incroyable. Superbe vin et un exploit inimaginable dans le contexte. 93 pts
Hasard incroyable: Pierre Beauregard apporta la Turque 1987 et nous les avons prises côte à côte à l'aveugle!
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Souper chez Vincent avec Martin L. et Alex B.: Je suis étonné de trouver du fruit rouge au nez (cerises), pour aller avec ces jolis arômes de sous-bois, de viande fumée, quelques accents poivrés. La bouche est très fine, délicate au premier abord, mais prend beaucoup d'ampleur ensuite. Un vin qui a de la sève et une finesse magnifique en finale. Ce vin d'une insolente jeunesse est une incroyable réussite pour le millésime. 93 pts
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Un nez qui paraissait fatigué à l'ouverture. La bouche a tôt fait de me rassurer. Un vin d'une puissance étonnante quand on pense au millésime. Quelle harmonie en bouche, fin et complexe, un vin magnifique. 93 pts
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Trip’s visit to DC - Ristorante Tosca (Ristorante Tosca, Washington DC): This wine is showing young. Flower, pepper, tar, fruit cake, perfume and black fruits. Big scale, noticeable structure and tar. Although pepper and perfume were present, it didn’t quite taste like a cote rotie or La La. Still impressive and expressive.
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Good colour, ruby red with no ign of aging. Still very fresh. Caramelised meat underpins a nse of red and dark fruits. Very fine on the palate. Good length.
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- Ruby color, initially very burgdian on the nose which with time revealed traditional aged Rhone aromas of meat, minerals, and dried flowers It's balanced and has flavours of tea, meat, and elegant fruit with a medium body. Polished texture with a long finish.
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Color: Orange tint at the edge. Garnet core. Very mature looking with the color suggesting the wine would be on its way down
Nose: Although it is very open with waves of floral notes and cherries, I was slightly disappointed as my favorite Guigal LaLa bacon nose is MIA!! (I recall a bottle of the 1986 Guigal La Mouline I had last year was loaded with gobs of bacon and meat bouquet attacking your nasal sensations)
Palate: Medium bodied with some bricking noted. Mixture of ripe berries and fruits with a hint of smoke. Quite a bit of sediments. Believe there may be the bottle variation factor impairing my judgement of this wine as I have had a much better bottle (identical bottle) 2 years ago with a friend (bought 3 bottles from a local wine shop 3 yrs ago). Still got 1 bottle left and I am saving it for next year
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I never open up old bottles once I've become a bit drunk, but well, it was Xmas. Oldtime syrah. Still a lot of fruit, but it was the overall structure of the wine and the secondary flavours that were the best part. Would have been much better appreciated on its own...The glass left in the bottle was fine the next night, so if you have this, there is no need to rush and drink it.
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Starting to take on a brick orange color. Fantastic nose of fruit with some underlying spiciness. Still quite powerful yet a finesse wine. At its prime with lots of life left but I feel that it has peaked.
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This was not so exciting. It was drunk together with Rayas 98, Bonneau Celestine 89, Chapoutier Mordoree 89. It did not compare well. The nose was delightful but faded in time. On the palate it was short. The fruit is beginning to dry up.
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Dark ruby red with a hint of lightening at the edges. Lovely nose of dark cherries, roated meats, bacon fat. This multi layered nose was intoxicating. On the palate, gives you an impression that it is a Burgundy, good balance and lovely length.
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(at The Modern – NYC) Lighter garnet. More dominant oak on the nose but similar profile to the ’80. A bit bigger and more exotic on the palate – but not the grace. Still, this is splitting hairs – loved this. (94)
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La La Offline; 4/18/2008-4/19/2008: La La Land offline This was apparently rescued from storage under someone's sink, which just shows its resilience. Double decanted I think. It feels more evolved than its peers, and more complex as a result. Cultivated and restrained. dg
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87 Guigal La La's, 90 la Chapelle, 90 Montrose, 89 Palmer, 90 Tertre Rôteboeuf (Montrachet): Opaque purple this nose is not as pronounced as the la Turque. This wine was the middle child with its round concentrated dark fruit and balanced frame of spice, earth, smoke, and roast beef. There isn't a single edge to this wine. It subtle personality takes shape over the 60 minutes in my glass and one can taste all the way to the center core of the fruit - passing layer after layer of exotic spices and hints of its character including chocolate and licorice. This must be tasted alongside la Turque and la Mouline in ones lifetime to see how magical and different each wines is.
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Dark ruby red with noticeable fading around the rim. Marvelous and incredibly intense aromas of wild fruits, marzipan, spices, licorice and chocolate. Full body, with huge concentration, loaded with layers of flavors of wild fruits, pepper, resins, some licorice and a little chocolate. Reasonable balance, though not as good as expected. I believe this is due to age, as the wine did feel as if it’s past its peak. Very noticeable yet pretty integrated tannins, good acidity, and nice toasted oak in the background. After a few hours, the tannins were still there, and were starting to get overwhelming in time. Big hefty finish with a good aftertaste, though again, loaded with tannins. Overall, this is a tasty, complex and intense wine, but it felt as if it was missing something – maybe some fruitiness and "freshness", which makes me believe that is was a lot better a few years ago, and is now passed its peak. The tannins in this wine were definitely an issue in my opinion. It is though still a very good red wine, that will cellar a little longer, but in my opinion without any improvement.
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7/3/2023 - 559Cheers Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drinking well. Perfect aged stage. 2nd bottle opened. The male side of Cote-Rotie (black/dark rock) has rounded off his youthful edges and has become a gentleman. Drinking well.
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9/24/2022 - 559Cheers Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drinking well and well heeled Cote-Rotie. Perfect drinking as I can perceive. Just opened. Nose perfect. See how this develops. Still very vigorous.
This bottle seemed to fade and might be on its last days. Drinks well for the first two night than drinks as normal late 80’s Syrah. Keep score as is.
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4/12/2021 - A. Lifeson wrote: 98 Points
Drank this on a rainy, spring day while playing Euchre. Hard to concentrate on the card game! This was near perfect La La. Intensely focused in the mouth with a very distinct river of flavour down the throat. We couldn't stop moaning and were heartbroken by the last sip!
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6/23/2018 - _water.into.wine_ Likes this wine: 94 Points
I preferred this to the 1982 La Mouline I also recently tried. Soft and fluffy. So balanced. Nice fruits. Still primary albeit just on the brink of its secondary phase.
Drink now to 2050+
Drank at SWs open house.
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4/19/2018 - SimonG wrote: 90 Points
Will T’s (30th) 87s (Noizé, London): Smoky, dense. Black olives. Alongside the cheese this is an uncompromising and mean bruiser. Very dry and overly
Oaky. Dusty. Almost unpleasant. However with the cheese out of the way this sweetens and shows more nuance and character. Complexity too. Still quite hard work / uncompromising but one could drink a glass of it. 30 years old in a lighter vintage — goodness knows what a big vintage is like! ***1/2
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3/20/2018 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 92 Points
Guigal LaLa Dinner II (Chef's Club NYC): This has a great bouquet immediately indicative of Northern Rhône with scorched earth and smoked meat. This has some lush purple fruit and currant. Brambly. On the palate this fruit is still intense and punchy although there is some developing sweetness at the edges. Impressed with the '87 flight overall. 92
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3/20/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Acker Guigal La La dinner (Chef's Club - 275 Mulberry Street): First glass of the night and the nose on this is just incredibly compelling and set the stage for a phenomenal night. Lots of elegance here, violets, a touch lighter than the other two (some thought that meant this was end of life, it me it just felt a touch more tight). Funny because it had one of the most expressive noses of the night.
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12/20/2017 - Vinomnivore Likes this wine: 92 Points
From a bottle with a corroded caplsule and some signs of seepage—An exceptional nose that gave lots of pleasure and evolved over the night. This rested in a narrow decanter for 35 min before serving and the time helped. Initially closed and a bit tired the nose exploded into an intense black olive note followed about an hour later with a peppery, bbq meat note. The flavor didn’t quite live up to the wonderful aromas but still delivered pleasure.
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10/21/2017 - Milliontown wrote: 92 Points
Despite this being a birth-year wine I shelled out a lot of money for and saved to celebrate my 30th, I tried to keep my expectations low. Figured the fruit would be tired and dry, maybe oxidised if the cork didn't survive. Either that or it would be amazing, like I'm led to believe mature Côte-Rôtie can be. It was neither.
The cork was brittle and it took a lot of convincing to extract it with an ah-so. But it did its job admirably, it was a long cork and came out in one piece.
It was left open for 30 mins and then decanted off a small amount of sediment and left for another 30. It smelled surprisingly fresh on opening, and on decanting I was surprised at the colour, which was a deep, dark maroon with a purple-red rim. Looked more like a 2 year-old wine.
For a while there the aroma looked meaty and kind of briney, and with time more peppery characters emerged. It tasted great, profile of spice and berries, fruit was not dried but it was obscured somewhat by oaky characters. Surprised to feel some tannin on the back palate, but it was quite drying, maybe oak tannin.
Sort of a wine of two halves, as the aromatics seem quite fresh and intriguing, but the palate had a bit of an "anonymous dry red" type feel to it where I expected a little more nuance and length given the pedigree.
A much more delicate style of Syrah, from a lesser year yes, but a year where this region and producer managed to make great wines all the same, from what I've read.
The last 50 ml was filtered through an aeropress an hour later to remove the chunky sediment. At this point the fruit had dried up a little bit and it smelled like prunes and iodine. Interesting experience, I enjoyed smelling it more than tasting it. Just happy it was alive. It served a purpose more for sentiment, and it was shared with loved ones and the restaurant staff, and in that sense it was memorable.
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6/6/2017 - tomandlu wrote: 92 Points
Decanted roughly one hour and served over two hours. Medium-red color with some bricking, though less than I anticipate given the roughly 2 cm ullage. Fairly tight at first but opened in about 1/2-hour to show a lovely, complex, and beautifully balanced nose of smoke, spices and red fruit. On the palate the wine was nicely balanced but lacked the complexity of nose. There was still plenty of fruit there but the tannins was fully resolved and the finish a tad short for what I'd expect. All in all a very nice wine but it seems to be a bit past its best.
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3/26/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dark fruit, mid-palate soil tones, and just a little bit of funk. Required 30 minutes to fully open, started to fade after 2 hours. Does not have the force nor the finesse that this wine can offer in better vintages, but this is still holding on in acceptable form. 91-92
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12/26/2014 - d'Artagnan wrote: 92 Points
On a déjà discuté du miracle des grands vins de Guigal dans ce millésime pourri. Cette bouteille en fournit une autre preuve. Un peu plus évoluée que d'autres issues du même lot, cette bouteille montre un vin subtil et raffiné, avec encore une très belle longueur et une finale toute en finesse. Encore excellent. 92 pts
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7/18/2014 - d'Artagnan wrote: 95 Points
Souper avec Laurent Charvin: prise II: Un nez très typé, ennivrant, avec encore de la violette (!) malgré son âge, du poivre, un coté fumé.
La bouche est magnifique, pimpante et fraiche, avec une texture magique et une persistance aromatique envoûtante, sur des notes florales et fruitées, avec arômes de sous-bois.
C'est un vin d'une grande finesse, il possède l'équilibre et la texture aérienne des grands vins de Guigal, sans aucune dilution reliée au millésime. Petit millésime, mais grand vin. 95 pts
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4/18/2014 - sunnylea57 Likes this wine: 93 Points
A sublime bottle from a bad vintage. Intoxicating LaLa nose. Fully evolved, mellow and nuanced.
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12/19/2013 - d'Artagnan wrote: 93 Points
Un nez un brin animal, avec du sous bois, des olives et des nuances de violettes
La bouche a une dimension incroyable pour le millésime. Une puissance impressionnante, avec la texture d'une élégance incroyable. Superbe vin et un exploit inimaginable dans le contexte. 93 pts
Hasard incroyable: Pierre Beauregard apporta la Turque 1987 et nous les avons prises côte à côte à l'aveugle!
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12/7/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Ninth Annual White Truffle Dinner (Chez Weber - Chicago IL): Open several hours before serving. Blackberry and plum. Black pepper and game hints. Moderate density and length. Good today.
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11/11/2013 - d'Artagnan wrote: 93 Points
Souper chez Vincent avec Martin L. et Alex B.: Je suis étonné de trouver du fruit rouge au nez (cerises), pour aller avec ces jolis arômes de sous-bois, de viande fumée, quelques accents poivrés.
La bouche est très fine, délicate au premier abord, mais prend beaucoup d'ampleur ensuite. Un vin qui a de la sève et une finesse magnifique en finale. Ce vin d'une insolente jeunesse est une incroyable réussite pour le millésime. 93 pts
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10/19/2013 - d'Artagnan wrote: 93 Points
Un nez qui paraissait fatigué à l'ouverture. La bouche a tôt fait de me rassurer. Un vin d'une puissance étonnante quand on pense au millésime. Quelle harmonie en bouche, fin et complexe, un vin magnifique. 93 pts
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10/11/2013 - cortoncharlie wrote: 93 Points
Real revelation. crappy vintage but a lovely wine
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10/23/2012 - pakabear wrote: 92 Points
Not what I expected from a La La, although it is 25 years old... White pepper, beef blood and medium red fruit.
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10/23/2012 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
Trip’s visit to DC - Ristorante Tosca (Ristorante Tosca, Washington DC): This wine is showing young. Flower, pepper, tar, fruit cake, perfume and black fruits. Big scale, noticeable structure and tar. Although pepper and perfume were present, it didn’t quite taste like a cote rotie or La La. Still impressive and expressive.
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2/19/2012 - t-slow wrote: 93 Points
Good colour, ruby red with no ign of aging. Still very fresh. Caramelised meat underpins a nse of red and dark fruits. Very fine on the palate. Good length.
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6/12/2011 - G Kapoor wrote:
- Ruby color, initially very burgdian on the nose which with time revealed traditional aged Rhone aromas of meat, minerals, and dried flowers It's balanced and has flavours of tea, meat, and elegant fruit with a medium body. Polished texture with a long finish.
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3/14/2011 - PatrikO wrote: 94 Points
Dinner at home with M and P. Surprisingly youthful bottle, meat and bacon fat married with plummy fruit, a real treat.
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1/31/2010 - Chisato wrote: 92 Points
Not decanted.
Color: Orange tint at the edge. Garnet core. Very mature looking with the color suggesting the wine would be on its way down
Nose: Although it is very open with waves of floral notes and cherries, I was slightly disappointed as my favorite Guigal LaLa bacon nose is MIA!! (I recall a bottle of the 1986 Guigal La Mouline I had last year was loaded with gobs of bacon and meat bouquet attacking your nasal sensations)
Palate: Medium bodied with some bricking noted. Mixture of ripe berries and fruits with a hint of smoke. Quite a bit of sediments. Believe there may be the bottle variation factor impairing my judgement of this wine as I have had a much better bottle (identical bottle) 2 years ago with a friend (bought 3 bottles from a local wine shop 3 yrs ago). Still got 1 bottle left and I am saving it for next year
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12/31/2009 - mychurch wrote: 92 Points
I never open up old bottles once I've become a bit drunk, but well, it was Xmas. Oldtime syrah. Still a lot of fruit, but it was the overall structure of the wine and the secondary flavours that were the best part. Would have been much better appreciated on its own...The glass left in the bottle was fine the next night, so if you have this, there is no need to rush and drink it.
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11/19/2009 - edge wrote: 93 Points
Starting to take on a brick orange color. Fantastic nose of fruit with some underlying spiciness. Still quite powerful yet a finesse wine. At its prime with lots of life left but I feel that it has peaked.
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8/26/2009 - t-slow wrote: 90 Points
This was not so exciting. It was drunk together with Rayas 98, Bonneau Celestine 89, Chapoutier Mordoree 89. It did not compare well. The nose was delightful but faded in time. On the palate it was short. The fruit is beginning to dry up.
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6/15/2009 - t-slow wrote: 95 Points
Dark ruby red with a hint of lightening at the edges. Lovely nose of dark cherries, roated meats, bacon fat. This multi layered nose was intoxicating. On the palate, gives you an impression that it is a Burgundy, good balance and lovely length.
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5/2/2009 - t-slow wrote: 90 Points
Wonderful when first uncorked but faded too quickly
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9/21/2008 - dbkitc wrote: 94 Points
(at The Modern – NYC) Lighter garnet. More dominant oak on the nose but similar profile to the ’80. A bit bigger and more exotic on the palate – but not the grace. Still, this is splitting hairs – loved this. (94)
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4/19/2008 - Jeff W wrote:
La La Offline; 4/18/2008-4/19/2008: La La Land offline
This was apparently rescued from storage under someone's sink, which just shows its resilience. Double decanted I think. It feels more evolved than its peers, and more complex as a result. Cultivated and restrained. dg
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2/17/2007 - trankin wrote: 91 Points
JF's Birthday (JF's place, Tucson): A touch of iron and bacon fat on the nose. Nice dark fruits and tar. Quite acidic.
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1/12/2006 - DCornutt wrote:
Poor fruit and faded quickly.
Poor bottle unfortunately.
No rating.
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4/5/2005 - jamiekutch wrote: 96 Points
87 Guigal La La's, 90 la Chapelle, 90 Montrose, 89 Palmer, 90 Tertre Rôteboeuf (Montrachet): Opaque purple this nose is not as pronounced as the la Turque. This wine was the middle child with its round concentrated dark fruit and balanced frame of spice, earth, smoke, and roast beef. There isn't a single edge to this wine. It subtle personality takes shape over the 60 minutes in my glass and one can taste all the way to the center core of the fruit - passing layer after layer of exotic spices and hints of its character including chocolate and licorice. This must be tasted alongside la Turque and la Mouline in ones lifetime to see how magical and different each wines is.
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5/9/2004 - Lorien wrote: 93 Points
Dark ruby red with noticeable fading around the rim. Marvelous and incredibly intense aromas of wild fruits, marzipan, spices, licorice and chocolate. Full body, with huge concentration, loaded with layers of flavors of wild fruits, pepper, resins, some licorice and a little chocolate. Reasonable balance, though not as good as expected. I believe this is due to age, as the wine did feel as if it’s past its peak. Very noticeable yet pretty integrated tannins, good acidity, and nice toasted oak in the background. After a few hours, the tannins were still there, and were starting to get overwhelming in time. Big hefty finish with a good aftertaste, though again, loaded with tannins. Overall, this is a tasty, complex and intense wine, but it felt as if it was missing something – maybe some fruitiness and "freshness", which makes me believe that is was a lot better a few years ago, and is now passed its peak. The tannins in this wine were definitely an issue in my opinion. It is though still a very good red wine, that will cellar a little longer, but in my opinion without any improvement.
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