2001 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque

Community Tasting Notes (72) Avg Score: 93.6 points

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  2/29/2024 - Mag357 Likes this wine:

  Great wine, elegant and intense, the oak and extraction are very well judged in this vintage in the sense that the fruit is not overshadowed by any external element, the wine is very refined, very pure. It gradually became more complex and more intense in an elegant manner after 5 hours of air, which is not what La Turque is known for. This wine is just too young, it is still primary, and it should be drunk either after a 24 hours decant or in 10 to 20 years. Lots of potential ahead.

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  2/14/2023 - Peech wrote: 91 Points

  served about 30 minutes after decanting. A little dusty on the nose, with notes of leather. Not bad, with some fragrance and sweet fruit on the nose. Acidity was relatively high on the palate. Not nearly the beautiful La Turque I was hoping for.

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  12/5/2022 - TWSA Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Nose: burnt bacon, red fruits, banana, tar, marshmallows, toffee
  Notes: fantastic notes and nose. Still quite fresh and delicious. It's fair to comment that this is not a top vintage la la la as the palate is relatively short and although the nose is quite fantastic the palate is unable to deliver the same kind of profile. Having said so La Turque has never been the top one from la la la and tends to be overripe comparing to mouline and landonne. I think this is ready now and should last for another 10 years.
  Drink: now - 2032
  Rating: 90

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  11/16/2022 - Alex G. Likes this wine:

  Complete, exotic, lovely. This is in a happy place in its secondary phase, with soft fruit and beautiful spice. Appealing garnet color, plum, and incense. Uncertain about the long term future of this wine, I'd be inclined to drink sooner than later and enjoy it in its current superb state.

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  9/16/2022 - Rieslingfan wrote:

  Pulled the cork and got an immediate hit of bacon. Ah Côte Rôtie! Once in the glass it wasn’t so much bacon, but plenty of roasted meat, smoke, deep cherry & plum fruit. The palate was even more impressive, as it carried the flavors along a layer of bright acidity that made the wine fresh and amazingly food friendly. Tannins kicked in on the finish, but we’re not at all obtrusive. Finishing the wine about four hours after it was opened it remained rock steady. Fabulous showing, and tons of time to go. No regrets opening this bottle. None at all.

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