Wine Article
2016 E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône
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“50% Syrah, 40% Grenache, & 10% Mourvèdre, ave yield ≈2.1 tons/acre, from vines ave 35 yrs of age and planted in sedimentary, limestone, & granite soils, with many pebbles & alluvial deposits; Long soaking on the skins; Temp controlled fermentation in s/s, punching down 2x/day; Aged 18 mos in oak foudres;” 100,000 cases imported to the U.S.
91 ea Wine & Spirits (10/1/19) & WA (Czerwinski, 12/19/19),
90 ea Suckling (10/11/19), Dunnuck (12/12/19), & Vinous (Raynolds, 9/1/19),
88 WS (Molesworth, 11/15/19),
14.5/20 ea La Revue du Vin de France (1/’19) + Bettane & Desseauve, and
4*/5™ drinkrhone.com (12/’19) ™[I show 5* as the max since 6* is virtually never awarded].
91 ea Wine & Spirits (10/1/19) & WA (Czerwinski, 12/19/19),
90 ea Suckling (10/11/19), Dunnuck (12/12/19), & Vinous (Raynolds, 9/1/19),
88 WS (Molesworth, 11/15/19),
14.5/20 ea La Revue du Vin de France (1/’19) + Bettane & Desseauve, and
4*/5™ drinkrhone.com (12/’19) ™[I show 5* as the max since 6* is virtually never awarded].