2000 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Château d'Ampuis

Community Tasting Notes (66) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  3/29/2024 - gparker777 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Loose capsule but cork and seal in excellent shape . Old wine decanted. Consumed over 2 hours. Deep garnet colour in the glass with some edging. Wine immediately impresses with aromas of plum, leather and vanilla and all in balance - some floral notes coming out after about an hour. Palate has abundant structure, showing vibrant red fruits, peppercorn spice and tobacco. Well rounded tannins with a long chewy finish. Quite an experience.

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  3/14/2024 - philmtl Likes this wine:

  My last one was oaky, burly and not fun. This one was really good. Some called old Corton and some eventually landed on Côte-Rôtie. Advanced nose of forest floor, stewed red berries and brine. But the palate sings: red berries, damp earth, red meat, salty herbs, slight pepper and a long finish on spices and smoked meat. Lovely.

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  1/2/2024 - philmtl wrote:

  This was a brute. Still a lot of oak in this and we popped and poured it. Bad decision. Some dark berries and torrefaction up front with a little red meat and a mineral component if you look for it. It lacked any kind of elegance and wasn’t particularly what I look for in a Côte-Rôtie. Will it improve with time? Not sure but maybe time will dim the oak and make the wine a little more expressive. I’ve got another and I’ll let it sleep.

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  5/2/2022 - acyso wrote: 90 Points

  Pausing for the Cause 2022 (Chicago, IL): In comparison to the other Ampuis, this was a little more green and felt a tad underripe, showing a little pyrazine and far more acidity than the other wines. I enjoy the herbal thing to an extent, but this may have gone a hair too far. Would have been nice to see more of the olive and brine notes in a relatively cooler vintage.

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  9/11/2021 - WinoD wrote: 91 Points

  Middling to weak vintage as I just found out... Assumed it would be like Bordeaux 2000. Not the case. Not gonna blow any minds but tasty.. don't pair with red meat like you might normally try to do. Best after an hour to 3 hrs.

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