2001 E. Guigal St. Joseph Vignes de L'Hospice

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  12/20/2021 - Anders Bjurestig Does not like this wine:

  Not enjoyable at all. Tried with a Coravin sip at first to see what I had to deal with. Very acidic. Gave it 3-4 hours in a decanter to give it more air. The acidity was lowered a bit and even more with the food. But there was very little fruit remaining so I think this wine has passed its date. Not at all what I expected.

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  8/12/2020 - vinojones wrote: 92 Points

  Ruby red; opened 30 min, nose complex cardamom spice and soy, some alc tones too;later more cedar notes; cranberry fruit, trending to softer fruity flavors but the tannins still very prominent; very dry palate after drinking with a steak salad, maybe better with a fatty meal.

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  1/25/2019 - viking92067 wrote: 92 Points

  I think these comments are all spot on. I think it is wise to decant any Syrah from France that is as young as this wine. French wines age so well. I also think this wine should be drunk now. While it is not past its prime, it is fully mature and I agree it will not improve. So pleasant to enjoy what I personally find a wine should be like this when it is "only" 13% alcohol but full flavored as opposed to some of the Paseo Robles wines that are 15%++

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  3/28/2014 - beatles wrote: 92 Points

  Still very good - all though I am not so enthusiastic as last time, perhaps because this was tasted vis-a-vis the more elegant Gonon 2001. Tonight this wine was showing quite a bit heavier, loads of dark fruit but also still some oak, and while the polished Guigal-style is part part the game, in this case it did cover a bit the notes of pepper, olives etc. - the meat is certainly here. Note to self. Maybe on should try to follow ones own advice and decant ... anyway, still years to go and on the primary side. Not sure, though, that it will improve much

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  9/19/2013 - la turque wrote: 92 Points

  I have had bottles of this that showed much more sweet fruit than this one. Having tasted a bunch of wines from the 2001 vintage in the Northern Rhone, I am coming to the view that the vintage is such that these wines will take much longer to come around (same experience recently with the 2001 La Turque). Alas this was my last bottle.

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