Deep colour, still fresh and needed time to open. Rich, complex palate with plums, prunes, cherries developing in the glass. Great balance/acidity. Long. Grand Union Wine Society Guigal tasting with Brett Crittenden
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Dark red. Typical Rhône aromas of pepper and forest floor, in addition to liquorice and a touch of oak. Fruity and firm in the mouth with fine tannins. Nice wine.
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Not a very good wine, especially coming from the wizard of Northern Rhône. Even if this is a large scale production wine, I do expect more (and usually get more) from his cheaper bottlings too. Some earth and herbs on the nose, that was quite uninteresting and muted, even after 3 hours in a decanter. Not very expressive or interesting. The palate is quite thin & week, decent acidity and some signs of darker Syrah fruit, with a metallic thing on the finish that further ruins the overall impression. Not up to Guigal standard. I had two bottles that I have saved in the cellar since release. The first one opened tonight was corked, but I could find nothing wrong with this bottle, except for the content perhaps. Simple truth, this is what it is, and it will not get better.
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4/11/2015 - johnrm Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deep colour, still fresh and needed time to open. Rich, complex palate with plums, prunes, cherries developing in the glass. Great balance/acidity. Long.
Grand Union Wine Society Guigal tasting with Brett Crittenden
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1/3/2015 - goska wrote: 87 Points
Fine wine. Agree with AudunG on characteristics, but a point more positive. A pointe now
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7/29/2014 - AudunG wrote: 86 Points
Dark red. Typical Rhône aromas of pepper and forest floor, in addition to liquorice and a touch of oak. Fruity and firm in the mouth with fine tannins. Nice wine.
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5/9/2014 - Ramberg wrote: 82 Points
Not a very good wine, especially coming from the wizard of Northern Rhône.
Even if this is a large scale production wine, I do expect more (and usually get more) from his cheaper bottlings too.
Some earth and herbs on the nose, that was quite uninteresting and muted, even after 3 hours in a decanter.
Not very expressive or interesting.
The palate is quite thin & week, decent acidity and some signs of darker Syrah fruit, with a metallic thing on the finish that further ruins the overall impression.
Not up to Guigal standard.
I had two bottles that I have saved in the cellar since release.
The first one opened tonight was corked, but I could find nothing wrong with this bottle, except for the content perhaps.
Simple truth, this is what it is, and it will not get better.
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5/9/2014 - Ramberg wrote: flawed
Corked.
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