1988 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde

Community Tasting Notes (53) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  3/2/2024 - AlyssaRock12 wrote: 91 Points

  Nose: cigar box, cherry, dried rose petal, smoked meat, green olive; very expressive and layered
  
  Palate: cherry, cigar box, green olive, smokey, dried earth, blood orange; finish of green olive and smoke; med- body; high - acid
  
  Overall: nose is wonderful, the palate has good notes but it is maybe slightly tart or too acidic? Not sure. Tannins are a bit drying. Mouthfeel just feels off. You can really taste the terroir on this wine which is lovely.

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  3/2/2024 - JRockEsq Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Method: decanted off sediment; 61 degrees; Grassl 1855; high neck fill; perfect cork (wow!)
  
  Look: medium- garnet with some bricking (but not too much) at edges
  
  Nose: cedar, clove, cigar box, black licorice, cherry, dried rose petal, faint green olive meat, faint woodsmoket; very complex and layered, but not super expressive
  
  Palate: cherry, blood orange, cedar, light olive meat, clove; long- flash of distinct green olive, clove cigar box, dried bay leaf; dry; medium- body; medium+ fine but very drying tannin; medium to medium+ acidity, maybe slightly tart
  
  Overall thoughts: Really complex and tasty, but tannins are still very present and very drying. I don't expect this to improve from additional age. Great wine!
  
  Update: The wine is pretty much dead after 2 - 3 hours (and I didn't decant this portion of the bottle off the sediment until right before drinking it)

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  1/5/2024 - VinLouie Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Double-decanted for two hours. Dark garnet, dense color but clear. Nose of roasted beef, olives, garrigue and some smoked dried meat. Red current/berry fruit with good acidity and flavors that mimic the nose. Very classic, masculine style. Would pair well with roasted meats. Not going anywhere fast but drink over next five years.

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  11/25/2021 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Was looking forward to this after the last bottle but this was an odd showing I couldn't quite get my head around. Very very smoky and somewhat bitter at points that made me wonder if it was off. Now hours later my palate is shot but the nose seems really good - not explosive like the last bottle but solid - it's got that meaty, bloody, tomato and citrus squirt thing. Will have to try it again tomorrow - the previous bottle held well for days.
  
  Day 2: Bricked all the way through. I'm liking this better today, although it isn't as good as the last bottle. I looked over other notes last night and those who talk about charcoal or tobacco really nailed it. It's got that stewed tomato-smoked meat-blood thing along with the smokey-charcoal thing and an herbal tobacco. Lots of umami like last bottle but its missing a lot of the remnants of the fruit giving sweetness that really completed the last bottle. But there is a marzipan-nutty-sweetness that adds a bit of creaminess and is really nice. The palate is super smokey and charcoal - funky like good bad weed. Finish is all tomato and smokey umami. I've grooving on this now, as Z would say [ ;) ]. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17/20.

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  5/1/2021 - evold89 wrote: 92 Points

  he immediate nose shows classic aged Syrah. Aged meat togheter with a mix of dried red fruits as well as some fresher darker fruits. Finishing off with a touch of tobacco, leather and spice. Surprisingly alive I must say.
  
  On the palate the wine shows great density and lovely refreshing acidity. Lovely core of fruit and well resolved tannins. Very elegant and plush, but with the slightest chalky crunch at the finish. Medium + finish and just delicious. Welcoming reminder of how well these wines may age.

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