Slow oxed for roughly four hours. This is a medium red wine with serious tongue-staining concentration and modest sediment cake on the bottle. On the nose, I get blueberry, leather, pepper, and gamey notes. In the mouth, the wine is lively, smooth, and lush, with an unexpected level of acidity coupled with serious depth of flavor. The finish is long and savory, leaving some wild berry elements. Overall, this was a very pleasurable wine, with surprising freshness and refinement. That said, this is probably overpriced and broadly comparable Syrah can be found elsewhere (including in the Rhone) for a better price. Still, sometimes one has to ignore the price and just enjoy the experience; this wine offers a quality experience indeed. 93 points.
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I bought 1 bottle each of the three La Las and this is the first one consumed. With BBQ Rib Eye steak. The wine and the steak were a perfect match. Deep, dark colour; attractive nose; wonderful long finish. Drinking well, but no doubt this has at least another 5-10 years of drinking pleasure ahead.
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Blind tasting. 30 min decant. Then tasted in zalto. dark hue with Sienna ground borders. Nose volatile of ether, flavours of smoke, leather, old grenier, wet ground and crushed blackberries. Palate powerfull of cedar, ashes, cuba cigar, mineral and long finish. Past his peak ?
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The wine is clear, with medium garnet color, slight more tawny towards the rims, and thick legs. On the nose the wine is clean, with medium primary aroma intensity of black and red fruits, meat, black pepper, fresh green herbs, black berries, forest berries, spices, garrigue, along with medium secondary aromas of oak spices, earthiness notes, gravel, slate, mineral notes. On the palate the wine is dry, with medium plus acidity, medium green ripe tannins, medium plus body, medium plus alcohol, medium plus flavor intensity of ripe black and red fruits, black berries, cassis, earthiness notes, mineral notes, meat, black pepper, spices, hints of oak spices. The wine is of an outstanding quality, due to its length, complex aroma and flavor profile, balance characteristics, especially between the acidity and fruit concentration. It is very appealing, and generous at time of tasting, can be deceiving that it is close to its prime, but also showing green notes, present tannins, and potential for future aging, which will probably resulted in more pronounce secondary and even tertiary aromas and flavors characteristics, while keeping high acidity and concentrated fruit.
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The wine shows robust profile, the fruit is far daker, berry, cherry, the oak is more upfront but in balance with the fruit. A few charcoal notes but also licorice notes, roasted nuts next to red currants, black pepper in the back, chocolate, coffee notes, with more you get an earthier and spicier character
In the palate, the wine shows more evolution than expected, spice, earthy, the fruit is in the back, a touch warm, the tannins are tighter , mineral, medium to full body, oak more upfront and long finish
-//- Just like the 2016 Turque tasted a few weeks before, it shows both fresh ripe version of fruit
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Complex and rich, this already has some tertiary notes showing up and a seductive silky mouthfeel. Leaves the mouth watering after a lingering finish. Boysenberry on the attack and the nose is fun to revisit. I get new nuances each whiff. It's very enjoyable and paired wonderfully with duck breast seared and glazed with mirin, yuzu and ginger.
The only thing holding this back from greatness was a mild vegetative note mid palate. Like cucumber skin. Not bad and I'm nitpicking. Not too distracting and doesn't change the great experience but cannot score it higher with this slight, slight discordant note. Would recommend this wine. Very, very good, as reflected in my score.
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Still youthful. Needed a 40 minute decant. Wet wool and mineral bouquet, some red wine poached pear, fresh marjoram/thyme, graphite, and black olive. Youthful tannins , but plenty of balance to work well w steak tartare and rare squab, Still 5-10 years away from developing to its best with secondary notes, now in between primacy and greatness.
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Absolutely delicious! Opened after a bottle of Taittinger Comtes Vogue 2008 and before our 2006 Chateau Lafite Rothschild celebrating with Adam and Valentina at the new downtown NYC restaurant, ‘Appart. Maybe the best La La in recent memory! On first smell and taste, off the chart wonderful with a mouth-caressing fruit gardem – cherry, boysenberry, blueberry, and blackberry joining in harmony to both surprise and delight. Recently, to be genuinely be surprised by the wonder of a wine has become a special treat. The bottle was special from first to last smell, swirl, sip, and swallow.
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Blind. Sweetish, mint, a hint of smoke; Strange combination of mellow fruit and structure, obviously a lot of wood has been used here. At hindsight, very different from another recent bottle.
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Drank this along with a 2006 Chateau Haut Brion, a 2015 Leflaive Meursault 1erCru Sous Le Dos d'Âne. Blackberry, boysenberry, black cherry all merged with cloves, spice, forest floor, and licorice. Dense, rich, delicious, the balance of acidity and tannins a work of wine making art. A northern Rhone delight and perfect with the pasta course (and more) at Marea.
Un nez fin qui fait très pinot...Belle bouche au tanins très suaves, d’une grande classe. Je croyais à un grand crû bourguignon. Fabuleux! Grand vin. 96 pts
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Good and proper, yet somewhat closed. Dark earthy black fruited with good depth, yet not really open or giving. This was popped and poured, maybe a good decant would have helped. Full judgement reserved.
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Slow oxed for 5 hours before decanting to serve. Nose expressed flowers, cassis, cinnamon, animal and meat. The most elegant and expressive wine in the 2006 lalala trio. Liked it the most.
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Meaty, dark fruit, some wood, a hint of smoke, impressive nose; long, dark with much extract, complex finish. On the dark side of C-R, lacking the elegance of Jamet. Very promising.
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My first Guigal Cote Rotie!! Fabulous!! Much more elegant than I expected. Paired fantastic with stuffed quail with miso butterscotch. pomegranate walnut salsa!! Thanks Howard
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(Half-blind tasting) Full, immediately recognizable nose of bacon, minerals, blackberry, spices, and smoke. Very deep and dense. Very complex. Extremely well-polished at the same time. Fantastic! Full, round, dense, concentrated and very, very long palate. Warm and blackberry-generous. Still tannic. Very rich. Multidimensional flavours of bacon, mineral, spice, liquorice and smoke. Fantastic grip. The so-called "Bordeaux" of the La-La-La, this was actually the most easy to identify as northern Rhône. The richness, power combined with multilayered impression made this the WOTN.
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Tasting @ VINEUM in Rotterdam. Tasted blind. Crème de cassis, blackcurrant, very floral (candied flowers) and elegant with a lot of minerality and a long aftertaste!
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A private tasting (Restaurant Vineum, Rotterdam, NL): Tasted blind. Mature but lively appearance. Clearly the character of a wine from the Côte Blonde, floral and elegant, strawberries, mineral and tight, relatively light style, finely grained tannins, very good length.
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Drank from approx 2,5h decant. Tasted up against the 04, this 06 felt richer and with warmer and darker red fruits. More meaty but the graphite/pencil shave was not that prominent. With further time it definitely moved more in the direction of where the 04 started. Felt the 04 was a notch better at this point but probably more to go on for the 06. 91-92p now with a clear upside.
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Two hour decant, drank this along with an 07' La Mouline, interesting contrast. dark fruit, olives, cured meat, cloves and black licorice on both the nose and the palate. The palate does add a leather element. A little more dense than the La Mouline and more on the masculine side with heavier tannins, to drink the two together was a stroke of luck. If you can afford any of the La La's make sure and partake, they are the peak of northern Rhone winemaking.
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I was lucky enough to share a bottle with a friend. Exceptional. Black olive on the nose with a hint of pepper, clove and a touch of oiled leather. There are legs but they move fast. Very easy to drink, smooth as silk. It has a pretty decently long finish that is pleasing and makes you long for more. If you get a chance definitely try this.
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the LaLa's are over the top expensive, but worth it. Different one from the next, this La Turque might be one of the best I have had, I don't know what I was thinking when I allowed myself to buy two, thankfully I did. Multidimensional, lengthy, subtle yet huge.
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Ouvert quelques heures à l'avance. Ce vin me semble équilibré en ce moment - encore beaucoup de mûre, de cerises et de poivre, mais peu d'élevage (et surtout rien d'agressant) et une belle acidité. Une longueur impressionnante. Quel plaisir de boire ce vin qui devrait encore se garder très longtemps mais qui offre beaucoup en ce moment!
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13.5% Super tight, very linear and the majestic feel of a LALA is here. Super long, engaging. The finished is almost unreal. Though this didn't show much nuances but the harmony and the length is telling you that this is great and will be even better when it has matured.
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SL Birthday Dinner: Hint of heat, slightly rustic. Very restraint on the palate compared to the nose. Very fine on the palate typical Shiraz notes of pepper and spice. Impressive!
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Decanted prior to an appetizer course and drank with main course so roughly 20 min decant.
The nose was intoxicating with a strong smoked meat note and then hints of fig and dark fruits. The aromas lept from the glass. The palate confirmed the smokiness but it wasn't as prominent instead serving as a backdrop to fig compote, salty meat and currants. Medium body with a nice acidic backbone and well resolved fine grain tannins. Long finish that draws you back after each taste.
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2006 E. GUIGAL LA TURQUE COTE ROTIE- 750 ml; as tight and closed as the 06` La Mouline was, this was the polar opposite; in fact, it was so good it almost deserved a 2nd pour although my liver needed a break in the action after the final bottle of wine on this night, a Krug champagne that followed; I could depend upon having more of this down the road when it is more evolved; it was big, bold and yet elegant; there was some of the pepper and spice notes I love, but only a tease and the licorice, black currant and black cherry notes prevailed; even so, there was a semblance of balance along with depth and complexity and the magnificence of the potential for this wine was so evident; it just needs about 20-30 years or more to reach its peak.
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Dark cherries, spice. Not a lot of secondary notes going on at this point. Relatively soft, very well balanced, silky palate. Sweet finish. Lovely wine and easy to drink now.
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Diner à l'État Major: Joli nez montrant un élevage racé, des épices, un peu de caramel. Cet élevage typique des grands crus de Guigal en jeunesse m'a encore envoyé à Bordeaux...(honte!). Magnifique bouche d'une élégance princière, avec des tannins d'une grande finesse. La texture ne ment pas, c'est un très grand vin, encore fermé, mais dont la fraicheur et la longueur sont déjà spectaculaires. 97+ pts (disons 94 pts au niveau plaisir ce jour là). Si tout évolue à la hauteur des promesses affichées, on aura un vin frisant la perfection dans 10 ans.
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Dense, complex nose, lots of depth and concentration with notes of cherries, dark fruit, meat and spices. On the palate great grip, round but firm tannic frame, wonderfully pure fruit, lots of power, slightly saline, rich and very very long. My WOTN. Great potential. Excellent. 95-96+
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Have been lucky enough to have tasted this in various vintages over the years and this was clearly the least impressive one-don't get me wrong, it's an excellent, even outstanding, wine and will certainly improve even further with longer storage. I just didn't find the first taste an overwhelming experience, and, well, I'm a little saddened by the fact that I've probably become very, very spoiled.
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Saturday Tasting Group (Knightsbridge Wine Shop (Northbrook, IL)): Wine of the day for most everyone I believe. Super pungent funky earth aromas. Peppery, truffles, saturated fruit. Pretty flowers and sweet baking spices. Pretty nose all day long. Fantastically young palate with vibrancy and gorgeous luxurious plums, black cherries, charcoal and bacon fat. Fantastic. Thank you Kevin.
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Black and red cherry fruit wit a characteristic smoked meat component. feminine styling. Medium bodied, multifaceted wine with great detail. Young, but not overt or intrusive. Delicious.
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This is still too young. It has compact fruit and power but the vanilla from the oak is just too much at this stage. It is mot integrated at all. Needs probably another 3-5 years.
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Vertical tasting of Guigal La Turque (Esperanto, Stockholm): Nose with dark berries including blackcurrants, some cherries, aromatic and flowery notes, spice, rather well integrated oak. Elegant. Full bodied(-), cherries, powerful concentration of fruit, some sweetness of fruit, some tartness with a hint of bitterness, medium+ tannins but rather soft and well integrated. Fruity and tart aftertaste. Young, reasonably approachable, some tendency to being closed/in a ”dumb phase”? 92-93+
2006 is more spicy and less flowery than 2007 and 2008, and has a little more tannins than 2007. It shows some emerging mature notes and a bit more of a Bordeaux feeling.
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Guigal Masterclass Stockholm, 8 vintages of La Turque: Nose: Herbs/Herbal some green tea, smoked meet, mortardella, Syrah and loads of cherries on the nose. Deep and complex, lovely nose in this glas. Palate: Generous, long, grape typical, has some oak still not fully integrated (but not disturbing), grat cherries and fresh minerals and stones. This is still exceptionally young, with great ageing potential. Reminds me a little bit of some Bourgogne wines from the same vintage. This will be great! 96 - 97
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The 06 was an outstanding La Turque. Very primary, with just a brilliant palate feel. Long term this could be a real winner. A wine to look for if you're absolutely confident of provenance.
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Deep ruby with an expressive nose offering some volatile acidity, green pepper, smoke wrapped around a core of black fruit and spice. Evident new oak present. Opulent in palate with solid ripe and velvety tannins in balance with medium alcohol and full body. Very very long and fresh. An outstanding wine that is from ripe fruit, expressive and well-delineated with a multi layered palate.
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Chez Vincent M-L. Nez boisé avec du fruit noir, cèdre, style vendange entière. Poivre. Bouche fraiche et fruitée, un peu bonbon par moments, voluptueuse, jeune mais pleine de fougue et d'énergie. Très beau, élégant mais puissant à la fois. Finale longue et précise. J'étais en Bourgogne 2006 après avoir hésité Côte Rôtie 06. Jeune et déjà grand. 96+ pts
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Very typical la Turque with massive compact fruit and a great length. Even if it is a great wine I think it lacks some of the greatness you can find in vintages like 03 or 01. Also, I think it works great in tastings but as a wine by itself?...I am not sure. It is just a lot...
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K&L Rhone Premium tasting (K&L, San Francisco): Nose is darker than La Mouline from the same year. Dark fruits, hint of floral and violet. Very earthy nose. Palate has hidden layers with juicy fruits. Excellent, but the weakest of the 3 La La's today.
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Premium 2007 Southern Rhone and 2006 Guigal Single Vineyard Cote Rotie (K&L Wines, San Francisco): Slightly deeper than La Mouline. Less volatile, more somber nose. More backward, more mineral, higher acid, and lighter feel than the former wine. Less obvious wood, but similar pine notes assert themselves on the finish and render it slightly astringent. Nevertheless, good length. Could be very good if the wood is integrated over time, but I don't see it turning into something special.
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2/10/2024 - whitmanlholt Likes this wine: 93 Points
Slow oxed for roughly four hours. This is a medium red wine with serious tongue-staining concentration and modest sediment cake on the bottle. On the nose, I get blueberry, leather, pepper, and gamey notes. In the mouth, the wine is lively, smooth, and lush, with an unexpected level of acidity coupled with serious depth of flavor. The finish is long and savory, leaving some wild berry elements. Overall, this was a very pleasurable wine, with surprising freshness and refinement. That said, this is probably overpriced and broadly comparable Syrah can be found elsewhere (including in the Rhone) for a better price. Still, sometimes one has to ignore the price and just enjoy the experience; this wine offers a quality experience indeed. 93 points.
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3/3/2023 - Vine wrote: 94 Points
I bought 1 bottle each of the three La Las and this is the first one consumed. With BBQ Rib Eye steak. The wine and the steak were a perfect match. Deep, dark colour; attractive nose; wonderful long finish. Drinking well, but no doubt this has at least another 5-10 years of drinking pleasure ahead.
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10/22/2022 - culater Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opened in bottle 2h and drank over 2h. Raindeer, 18C.
Better at the beginning 95-94p, declined with food and over the hours.
Dry, low-medium on tannins and acidity. Low fruit.
Drink, keep at 17C, air it.
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9/3/2022 - dead puddle wrote: 92 Points
Blind tasting. 30 min decant. Then tasted in zalto. dark hue with Sienna ground borders. Nose volatile of ether, flavours of smoke, leather, old grenier, wet ground and crushed blackberries. Palate powerfull of cedar, ashes, cuba cigar, mineral and long finish. Past his peak ?
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6/1/2022 - Shloly Likes this wine: 93 Points
The wine is clear, with medium garnet color, slight more tawny towards the rims, and thick legs.
On the nose the wine is clean, with medium primary aroma intensity of black and red fruits, meat, black pepper, fresh green herbs, black berries, forest berries, spices, garrigue, along with medium secondary aromas of oak spices, earthiness notes, gravel, slate, mineral notes.
On the palate the wine is dry, with medium plus acidity, medium green ripe tannins, medium plus body, medium plus alcohol, medium plus flavor intensity of ripe black and red fruits, black berries, cassis, earthiness notes, mineral notes, meat, black pepper, spices, hints of oak spices.
The wine is of an outstanding quality, due to its length, complex aroma and flavor profile, balance characteristics, especially between the acidity and fruit concentration. It is very appealing, and generous at time of tasting, can be deceiving that it is close to its prime, but also showing green notes, present tannins, and potential for future aging, which will probably resulted in more pronounce secondary and even tertiary aromas and flavors characteristics, while keeping high acidity and concentrated fruit.
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6/1/2022 - kostaslonis Likes this wine:
Tasting Ground official tasting, 2006 Guigal lalala (Oinoscent): 93% Syrah 7% Viognier, up to 4800 bottles total production, 0.8ha. No decanting as suggested by Philippe Guigal, bottle uncorked at 10:00, tasted at 14:00
The wine shows robust profile, the fruit is far daker, berry, cherry, the oak is more upfront but in balance with the fruit. A few charcoal notes but also licorice notes, roasted nuts next to red currants, black pepper in the back, chocolate, coffee notes, with more you get an earthier and spicier character
In the palate, the wine shows more evolution than expected, spice, earthy, the fruit is in the back, a touch warm, the tannins are tighter , mineral, medium to full body, oak more upfront and long finish
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Just like the 2016 Turque tasted a few weeks before, it shows both fresh ripe version of fruit
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12/31/2021 - Whisky&Wine Likes this wine: 96 Points
Complex and rich, this already has some tertiary notes showing up and a seductive silky mouthfeel. Leaves the mouth watering after a lingering finish. Boysenberry on the attack and the nose is fun to revisit. I get new nuances each whiff. It's very enjoyable and paired wonderfully with duck breast seared and glazed with mirin, yuzu and ginger.
The only thing holding this back from greatness was a mild vegetative note mid palate. Like cucumber skin. Not bad and I'm nitpicking. Not too distracting and doesn't change the great experience but cannot score it higher with this slight, slight discordant note. Would recommend this wine. Very, very good, as reflected in my score.
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12/29/2021 - OenoEd Likes this wine: 94 Points
Still youthful. Needed a 40 minute decant. Wet wool and
mineral bouquet, some red wine poached pear, fresh marjoram/thyme, graphite, and black olive. Youthful tannins , but plenty of balance to work well w steak tartare and rare squab, Still 5-10 years away from developing to its best with secondary notes, now in between primacy and greatness.
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10/28/2021 - Urodoc4 wrote: 95 Points
wonderful. perfect with lamb
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5/21/2021 - gsquireh Likes this wine: 97 Points
Absolutely delicious! Opened after a bottle of Taittinger Comtes Vogue 2008 and before our 2006 Chateau Lafite Rothschild celebrating with Adam and Valentina at the new downtown NYC restaurant, ‘Appart. Maybe the best La La in recent memory! On first smell and taste, off the chart wonderful with a mouth-caressing fruit gardem – cherry, boysenberry, blueberry, and blackberry joining in harmony to both surprise and delight. Recently, to be genuinely be surprised by the wonder of a wine has become a special treat. The bottle was special from first to last smell, swirl, sip, and swallow.
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1/22/2020 - Raizes Likes this wine: 95 Points
黑樱桃和李子，胡椒香料和皮毛，烟熏培根、摩卡咖啡。香气层次分明、富于变化。醒酒后酸度出色，在繁盛的香气映衬下，结构非常漂亮。透气四小时后，进入爆发阶段的单宁呈现出强度和细腻兼顾的良好状态，让酒在展现华丽的同时兼顾着深度和力度。
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1/19/2020 - LWI wrote: 92 Points
Blind. Sweetish, mint, a hint of smoke; Strange combination of mellow fruit and structure, obviously a lot of wood has been used here. At hindsight, very different from another recent bottle.
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5/20/2019 - gsquireh Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drank this along with a 2006 Chateau Haut Brion, a 2015 Leflaive Meursault 1erCru Sous Le Dos d'Âne. Blackberry, boysenberry, black cherry all merged with cloves, spice, forest floor, and licorice. Dense, rich, delicious, the balance of acidity and tannins a work of wine making art. A northern Rhone delight and perfect with the pasta course (and more) at Marea.
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4/26/2019 - d'Artagnan wrote: 96 Points
Un nez fin qui fait très pinot...Belle bouche au tanins très suaves, d’une grande classe. Je croyais à un grand crû bourguignon. Fabuleux! Grand vin. 96 pts
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4/24/2019 - KenK wrote: 92 Points
Good and proper, yet somewhat closed. Dark earthy black fruited with good depth, yet not really open or giving. This was popped and poured, maybe a good decant would have helped. Full judgement reserved.
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4/17/2019 - Burgnick Likes this wine:
Slow oxed for 5 hours before decanting to serve. Nose expressed flowers, cassis, cinnamon, animal and meat. The most elegant and expressive wine in the 2006 lalala trio. Liked it the most.
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3/30/2019 - Raizes Likes this wine: 94 Points
黑樱桃和李子，胡椒培根、甜香料和飘忽的花香，一点灌木类的植物性气息，香气奔放慷慨而不失优雅细腻，进入适饮期后的上佳状态。入口单宁比较细腻，酸度非常精彩，整体偏向哥特式的建筑结构，精致、孤高、冷艳，但每个细节都透出诱人的气息。
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3/8/2019 - LWI wrote: 95 Points
Meaty, dark fruit, some wood, a hint of smoke, impressive nose; long, dark with much extract, complex finish. On the dark side of C-R, lacking the elegance of Jamet. Very promising.
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1/19/2019 - bjlcrucrazy Likes this wine:
My first Guigal Cote Rotie!! Fabulous!! Much more elegant than I expected. Paired fantastic with stuffed quail with miso butterscotch. pomegranate walnut salsa!! Thanks Howard
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1/4/2019 - Argrath wrote: 96 Points
(Half-blind tasting)
Full, immediately recognizable nose of bacon, minerals, blackberry, spices, and smoke. Very deep and dense. Very complex. Extremely well-polished at the same time. Fantastic!
Full, round, dense, concentrated and very, very long palate. Warm and blackberry-generous. Still tannic. Very rich. Multidimensional flavours of bacon, mineral, spice, liquorice and smoke. Fantastic grip.
The so-called "Bordeaux" of the La-La-La, this was actually the most easy to identify as northern Rhône. The richness, power combined with multilayered impression made this the WOTN.
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5/28/2018 - dvansteenderen Likes this wine: 94 Points
Tasting @ VINEUM in Rotterdam. Tasted blind. Crème de cassis, blackcurrant, very floral (candied flowers) and elegant with a lot of minerality and a long aftertaste!
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5/28/2018 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 Points
A private tasting (Restaurant Vineum, Rotterdam, NL): Tasted blind. Mature but lively appearance. Clearly the character of a wine from the Côte Blonde, floral and elegant, strawberries, mineral and tight, relatively light style, finely grained tannins, very good length.
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4/20/2018 - Burgnick wrote:
Slow oxed for 6 hours before serving. Nose has herbs, spice, pepper and dark currant. Palate has good minerality but the finish feels a bit short.
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2/10/2018 - BSA wrote: 91 Points
Drank from approx 2,5h decant. Tasted up against the 04, this 06 felt richer and with warmer and darker red fruits. More meaty but the graphite/pencil shave was not that prominent. With further time it definitely moved more in the direction of where the 04 started. Felt the 04 was a notch better at this point but probably more to go on for the 06. 91-92p now with a clear upside.
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2/3/2018 - quaffnov Likes this wine: 96 Points
Two hour decant, drank this along with an 07' La Mouline, interesting contrast. dark fruit, olives, cured meat, cloves and black licorice on both the nose and the palate. The palate does add a leather element. A little more dense than the La Mouline and more on the masculine side with heavier tannins, to drink the two together was a stroke of luck. If you can afford any of the La La's make sure and partake, they are the peak of northern Rhone winemaking.
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2/2/2018 - Mostholy Likes this wine: 95 Points
I was lucky enough to share a bottle with a friend. Exceptional. Black olive on the nose with a hint of pepper, clove and a touch of oiled leather. There are legs but they move fast. Very easy to drink, smooth as silk. It has a pretty decently long finish that is pleasing and makes you long for more. If you get a chance definitely try this.
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10/6/2017 - capacious Likes this wine: 96 Points
the LaLa's are over the top expensive, but worth it. Different one from the next, this La Turque might be one of the best I have had, I don't know what I was thinking when I allowed myself to buy two, thankfully I did. Multidimensional, lengthy, subtle yet huge.
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3/9/2017 - Mazy Likes this wine: 95 Points
Ouvert quelques heures à l'avance. Ce vin me semble équilibré en ce moment - encore beaucoup de mûre, de cerises et de poivre, mais peu d'élevage (et surtout rien d'agressant) et une belle acidité. Une longueur impressionnante. Quel plaisir de boire ce vin qui devrait encore se garder très longtemps mais qui offre beaucoup en ce moment!
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1/19/2017 - Sleepy Dave wrote:
13.5%
Super tight, very linear and the majestic feel of a LALA is here. Super long, engaging. The finished is almost unreal. Though this didn't show much nuances but the harmony and the length is telling you that this is great and will be even better when it has matured.
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9/13/2016 - astroman Likes this wine:
SL Birthday Dinner: Hint of heat, slightly rustic. Very restraint on the palate compared to the nose. Very fine on the palate typical Shiraz notes of pepper and spice. Impressive!
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4/6/2016 - Wine Gopher Likes this wine: 95 Points
Restaurant Purchase so this is from memory.
Decanted prior to an appetizer course and drank with main course so roughly 20 min decant.
The nose was intoxicating with a strong smoked meat note and then hints of fig and dark fruits. The aromas lept from the glass. The palate confirmed the smokiness but it wasn't as prominent instead serving as a backdrop to fig compote, salty meat and currants. Medium body with a nice acidic backbone and well resolved fine grain tannins. Long finish that draws you back after each taste.
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3/12/2016 - Blake Brown wrote:
2006 E. GUIGAL LA TURQUE COTE ROTIE- 750 ml; as tight and closed as the 06` La Mouline was, this was the polar opposite; in fact, it was so good it almost deserved a 2nd pour although my liver needed a break in the action after the final bottle of wine on this night, a Krug champagne that followed; I could depend upon having more of this down the road when it is more evolved; it was big, bold and yet elegant; there was some of the pepper and spice notes I love, but only a tease and the licorice, black currant and black cherry notes prevailed; even so, there was a semblance of balance along with depth and complexity and the magnificence of the potential for this wine was so evident; it just needs about 20-30 years or more to reach its peak.
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2/1/2016 - PC73 Likes this wine:
lovely
coolness, freshness, on the nose. nice perfume
underlying sweetness
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9/7/2015 - rnellans wrote: 94 Points
Dark cherries, spice. Not a lot of secondary notes going on at this point. Relatively soft, very well balanced, silky palate. Sweet finish. Lovely wine and easy to drink now.
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7/10/2015 - d'Artagnan wrote: 97 Points
Diner à l'État Major: Joli nez montrant un élevage racé, des épices, un peu de caramel. Cet élevage typique des grands crus de Guigal en jeunesse m'a encore envoyé à Bordeaux...(honte!). Magnifique bouche d'une élégance princière, avec des tannins d'une grande finesse. La texture ne ment pas, c'est un très grand vin, encore fermé, mais dont la fraicheur et la longueur sont déjà spectaculaires. 97+ pts (disons 94 pts au niveau plaisir ce jour là). Si tout évolue à la hauteur des promesses affichées, on aura un vin frisant la perfection dans 10 ans.
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10/1/2014 - rossi.wine wrote: 96 Points
Dense, complex nose, lots of depth and concentration with notes of cherries, dark fruit, meat and spices. On the palate great grip, round but firm tannic frame, wonderfully pure fruit, lots of power, slightly saline, rich and very very long. My WOTN. Great potential. Excellent. 95-96+
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6/14/2014 - frebro wrote: 93 Points
Have been lucky enough to have tasted this in various vintages over the years and this was clearly the least impressive one-don't get me wrong, it's an excellent, even outstanding, wine and will certainly improve even further with longer storage. I just didn't find the first taste an overwhelming experience, and, well, I'm a little saddened by the fact that I've probably become very, very spoiled.
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12/29/2012 - beezer6 wrote: 95 Points
Saturday Tasting Group (Knightsbridge Wine Shop (Northbrook, IL)): Wine of the day for most everyone I believe.
Super pungent funky earth aromas. Peppery, truffles, saturated fruit. Pretty flowers and sweet baking spices. Pretty nose all day long.
Fantastically young palate with vibrancy and gorgeous luxurious plums, black cherries, charcoal and bacon fat. Fantastic. Thank you Kevin.
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12/29/2012 - psmith wrote: 95 Points
Black and red cherry fruit wit a characteristic smoked meat component. feminine styling. Medium bodied, multifaceted wine with great detail. Young, but not overt or intrusive. Delicious.
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10/21/2012 - St Paul wrote: 95 Points
This is still too young. It has compact fruit and power but the vanilla from the oak is just too much at this stage. It is mot integrated at all. Needs probably another 3-5 years.
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10/9/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 93 Points
Vertical tasting of Guigal La Turque (Esperanto, Stockholm): Nose with dark berries including blackcurrants, some cherries, aromatic and flowery notes, spice, rather well integrated oak. Elegant. Full bodied(-), cherries, powerful concentration of fruit, some sweetness of fruit, some tartness with a hint of bitterness, medium+ tannins but rather soft and well integrated. Fruity and tart aftertaste. Young, reasonably approachable, some tendency to being closed/in a ”dumb phase”? 92-93+
2006 is more spicy and less flowery than 2007 and 2008, and has a little more tannins than 2007. It shows some emerging mature notes and a bit more of a Bordeaux feeling.
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10/9/2012 - Ramberg wrote: 96 Points
Guigal Masterclass Stockholm, 8 vintages of La Turque: Nose: Herbs/Herbal some green tea, smoked meet, mortardella, Syrah and loads of cherries on the nose.
Deep and complex, lovely nose in this glas.
Palate: Generous, long, grape typical, has some oak still not fully integrated (but not disturbing), grat cherries and fresh minerals and stones.
This is still exceptionally young, with great ageing potential.
Reminds me a little bit of some Bourgogne wines from the same vintage.
This will be great!
96 - 97
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6/1/2012 - Mackmoo wrote: 93 Points
More charactered and textured wine compared to the La Mouline. Nice!
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2/11/2012 - BradE wrote:
The 06 was an outstanding La Turque. Very primary, with just a brilliant palate feel. Long term this could be a real winner. A wine to look for if you're absolutely confident of provenance.
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12/10/2011 - Dokken wrote: 94 Points
Deep ruby with an expressive nose offering some volatile acidity, green pepper, smoke wrapped around a core of black fruit and spice. Evident new oak present. Opulent in palate with solid ripe and velvety tannins in balance with medium alcohol and full body. Very very long and fresh. An outstanding wine that is from ripe fruit, expressive and well-delineated with a multi layered palate.
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6/22/2011 - d'Artagnan wrote: 96 Points
Chez Vincent M-L.
Nez boisé avec du fruit noir, cèdre, style vendange entière. Poivre.
Bouche fraiche et fruitée, un peu bonbon par moments, voluptueuse, jeune mais pleine de fougue et d'énergie. Très beau, élégant mais puissant à la fois. Finale longue et précise. J'étais en Bourgogne 2006 après avoir hésité Côte Rôtie 06. Jeune et déjà grand. 96+ pts
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5/20/2011 - St Paul wrote: 95 Points
Very typical la Turque with massive compact fruit and a great length. Even if it is a great wine I think it lacks some of the greatness you can find in vintages like 03 or 01. Also, I think it works great in tastings but as a wine by itself?...I am not sure. It is just a lot...
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9/25/2010 - alr6767 wrote:
K&L Rhone Tasting Fall 2010 (K&L San Francisco): Subdued nose, closed on the palate. Some swirling reveals dark fruit and massive structure. Huge tannin, but shorter finish.
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9/25/2010 - aagrawal wrote: 94 Points
K&L Rhone Premium tasting (K&L, San Francisco): Nose is darker than La Mouline from the same year. Dark fruits, hint of floral and violet. Very earthy nose. Palate has hidden layers with juicy fruits. Excellent, but the weakest of the 3 La La's today.
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9/25/2010 - drwine2001 wrote:
Premium 2007 Southern Rhone and 2006 Guigal Single Vineyard Cote Rotie (K&L Wines, San Francisco): Slightly deeper than La Mouline. Less volatile, more somber nose. More backward, more mineral, higher acid, and lighter feel than the former wine. Less obvious wood, but similar pine notes assert themselves on the finish and render it slightly astringent. Nevertheless, good length. Could be very good if the wood is integrated over time, but I don't see it turning into something special.
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