2003 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Château d'Ampuis

Community Tasting Notes (133) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  4/3/2024 - heathenone@msn.com Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Good representatioin of a N. Rhone from a hot year.
  The other tasting notes are all over the board with this wine.
  I think the hot vintage impacted this wine, and so it does not taste like other older vintages, if comparing one vintage to another of Guigal's d'Ampuis. However, I did not feel this wine was bad on it's own. In our local wine group, everyone enjoyed this wine, and it went terrific with the lamb 3-ways(stewed, grilled ribs, and ground burger patty) at Black Sheep in SB!
  
  Here are some characteristics I found:
  A fragrant nose starts with smoke, brambles, pepper, spices, blackberry, cherry, and bacon fat. Medium bodied with subtle tannins, and a good mouthfeel. The wine has a long finish with good acidity in the background. Sweetness of some prunes, or plums is present due to this hot vintage, and then blackberries, violets, and other savory herbs become apparent as well. Palate is rich, ripe and full of depth - medium firm fine tannins. Overall a enjoyable on the palate, lengthy and good depth. I'm not sure this wine should be held much longer, but I do think it is drinking well riught now, if you take into account and expect the typcial warm vintage characteristics.

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  3/1/2024 - wineton.mee wrote: 90 Points

  Into neck fill, good cork. A lot of stuffing but I just don't see the Cote Rotie here. Very burly wine with touches of sweet plums and prunes. Vintage certainly shows here and yes, a little disappointed in this showing. Certainly has legs to develop further though, but I'm not sure if it's worth the wait.

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  2/5/2024 - chuckos77 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Surprising good, paired with roast duck.

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  10/23/2023 - Mulvk wrote: 89 Points

  Past it. Bought at auction.

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  1/17/2023 - Lord Rodney wrote: 94 Points

  Stunning!! So young still but with good secondary aromas too

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