The Guigal Cotes du Rhone reds have always been great bargains, but this is my first time trying their white. 65% Viognier, 15% Roussanne, 8% Marsanne, 8 % Clairette, 2% Bourboulenc, 2% white Grenache. Stainless steel fermenting and aging. ~700,000 bottles made. Probably past its prime. The color is dark gold, perhaps due to the age. The nose is rather mute. There’s a bit of white flowers. On the palate, there’s some honey and touch of fruit and acidity, but it’s a touch bitter with some savory notes. A bit of bruised peach/apple. It still has medium-full mouth feel to it. Oily. It’s ok now, but if you want more fruit and freshness, it needed to be drunk younger. On the second day, it was a little more expressive on the nose and palate, but with similar notes overall. I can give it an extra point.
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4/4/2024 - Snowey Likes this wine:
Roughy to Liz choir performance concert in Lyons. Enjoyable!
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12/1/2022 - Wine Diplomats wrote: 88 Points
The Guigal Cotes du Rhone reds have always been great bargains, but this is my first time trying their white. 65% Viognier, 15% Roussanne, 8% Marsanne, 8 % Clairette, 2% Bourboulenc, 2% white Grenache. Stainless steel fermenting and aging. ~700,000 bottles made. Probably past its prime. The color is dark gold, perhaps due to the age. The nose is rather mute. There’s a bit of white flowers. On the palate, there’s some honey and touch of fruit and acidity, but it’s a touch bitter with some savory notes. A bit of bruised peach/apple. It still has medium-full mouth feel to it. Oily. It’s ok now, but if you want more fruit and freshness, it needed to be drunk younger. On the second day, it was a little more expressive on the nose and palate, but with similar notes overall. I can give it an extra point.
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9/22/2021 - opd99 Likes this wine: 88 Points
열자마자 나는 다양한 꽃,과일향이 좋았는데 저가라인 치고 좀 오래 보관해서인지..금방 꺾여버림. 시간이 지나면서 향이 금방옅어지고 처음에 중간정도의 산도가 낮아짐.바디감은 미디엄.오일리한 느낌도 있음.가격생각하면 식전주로 훌륭~
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7/15/2021 - Obi-Wan Cannubi Likes this wine: 88 Points
Lys strågul.
Lite aroma. Moden sitrus. Rund.
Ok syre, oljete, minner litt om en litt oljete chard med lav syre. Modne, grillede sitroner. God!
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10/20/2020 - Deux Chevaux wrote:
27 months after the prior: Smooth, with suggestions of white flowers. Barely sufficient acidity. Quite enjoyable over three nights.
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