Sunday Drop-in at Cork Vault Charlotte (Guigal, Delas, Tablas Creek) (Charlotte, NC): Decanted 2 hours before sampling where it was a bit disjointed. Needed the 3rd hour of air before settling into fine form. Nose: rapidly evolving following the decant; mushrooms, ripe strawberries with a hint of caramel that blew off. Body: Full-bodied with flavorful plums and currants balanced delightfully against rustic brown leaves and red clay notes. Finish: 60+ seconds of deliciousness. A wine showing great character on the day especially against the more fully integrated and balanced 1999 Delas Frères Hermitage Les Bessards.
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Well, its definitely mature. Not sure I have ever seen a Guigal Cote Rotie of this pale a color. It actually reminds me of '02 Yarra Yering Shiraz. In a good way if you know that producers style. Just opened. We shall see if it fills in at all.
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Guigal Château d'Ampuis - complete vertical tasting of 1995-2009 (Stockholm): Medium red with slightly faded edge. Nose with blackberries, ripe strawberries, some developed notes with some leather, spice and pepper, slightly flowery. A rather elegant nose that actually gives me some Pinot Noir vibes. Palate with ripe strawberries, some dark berries, a berry-dominated and medium(+) concentrated impression, noticeably spicy with pepper, medium(+) tannins and slightly tough aftertaste. Rather fully developed, rather good balance but not as impressive as many other vintages; the tannins also come through a bit much, 89 p. For a vintage that was plagued by rain at harvest time, this is a good wine, but most other Ampuis vintages are clearly better. Intresting enough, I don't find any green notes in it, which is something I would have expected from a vintage of this character.
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11/4/2023 - Bronson Meadows Likes this wine: 86 Points
Still drinkable. surprisingly light Rhône. Some acidity. But opened up nicely to warmer leather and dark berries tones
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7/3/2022 - kevinpatrick Likes this wine: 93 Points
Sunday Drop-in at Cork Vault Charlotte (Guigal, Delas, Tablas Creek) (Charlotte, NC): Decanted 2 hours before sampling where it was a bit disjointed. Needed the 3rd hour of air before settling into fine form.
Nose: rapidly evolving following the decant; mushrooms, ripe strawberries with a hint of caramel that blew off.
Body: Full-bodied with flavorful plums and currants balanced delightfully against rustic brown leaves and red clay notes.
Finish: 60+ seconds of deliciousness.
A wine showing great character on the day especially against the more fully integrated and balanced 1999 Delas Frères Hermitage Les Bessards.
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12/16/2014 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
On day two its just darn knarly. As Bill notes "it smells old in a bad way."
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12/15/2014 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Well, its definitely mature. Not sure I have ever seen a Guigal Cote Rotie of this pale a color. It actually reminds me of '02 Yarra Yering Shiraz. In a good way if you know that producers style. Just opened. We shall see if it fills in at all.
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10/26/2013 - Vintomas wrote: 89 Points
Guigal Château d'Ampuis - complete vertical tasting of 1995-2009 (Stockholm): Medium red with slightly faded edge. Nose with blackberries, ripe strawberries, some developed notes with some leather, spice and pepper, slightly flowery. A rather elegant nose that actually gives me some Pinot Noir vibes. Palate with ripe strawberries, some dark berries, a berry-dominated and medium(+) concentrated impression, noticeably spicy with pepper, medium(+) tannins and slightly tough aftertaste. Rather fully developed, rather good balance but not as impressive as many other vintages; the tannins also come through a bit much, 89 p.
For a vintage that was plagued by rain at harvest time, this is a good wine, but most other Ampuis vintages are clearly better. Intresting enough, I don't find any green notes in it, which is something I would have expected from a vintage of this character.
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