2019 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  4/23/2024 - Sagan99 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Decanted 30+ minutes ( higher score certain if I was more diligent in my decant timing!! Likely 2 hours would bring about less character assassination?😂)
  
  Don't open for 5 years+.
  It's certainly drinkable now, but could easily benefit with a half decade of maturation.
  
  Medium+ Ruby
  Raspberries Blackberries
  Black pepper prominent!
  Sage Rosemary?
  Smokey, (like cooking in the campfire where that smoke follows you wherever you move!)
  
  Body medium+
  Alcohol high
  Acid high
  Viscosity mouthfeel medium enveloping
  Tannin medium, soft and resolving, (more structured with ox exposure)
  Finish 45s+
  
  Served w Black Angus Porterhouse( I kept the tenderloin, gave wife the Strip!😂) First day of warmth here in Alberta's Wild West!🤠
  
  Syrah%
  Viognier %??
  14% abv
  
  This should be an annual purchase, as it's approachable early, yet can withstand the test of time in a cold cellar.
  
  PS Drink The Rainbow!

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  2/24/2024 - DevenStephens Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Great "entry level" Côte-Rôtie. Nothing that makes this CR particularly unique but it's good and doesn't have anything that sticks out negatively. Dark red color. Nose of pepper, meaty funk, rosemary, smoke and blackberries. Palate has black cherry, blackberries, pepper, herbs, smoke and a touch of vanilla. The oak isn't overpowering, the finish is medium and the tannins are dusty. Enjoyable now or wait 5-10 years.

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  1/2/2024 - puffinscellar Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Lovely deep ruby color with some fading around the edges, beautiful legs. Still pretty tight but showing well with time in the glass. Needs a decant at this stage or sip slowly to let it open up.
  
  Bright raspberry and blackberry fruit on the nose with spices and a wisp of smoke, pretty pink flowers, vanilla and a touch of mocha. Not as complex as some of his single site bottlings but lovely and approachable.
  
  The first thing that strikes me on the palate is the fine grain and suppleness of the tannins, they’re almost powdery, but they do a great job keeping the palate clean. Red and blue berries, vanilla, white pepper, and a hint of cocoa on the back end with a long, oak-tinged finish buttressed by juicy acids from the fruit. This went wonderfully with a peppered steak.
  
  The addition of a small amount of viognier always has this ready to drink on release, but time will reward, this really needs at least five more years to show its best, ten is better. Drink 2028-38. A great introductory wine for folks looking to get into Cote Rotie.

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  12/5/2023 - Hanibal wrote: 89 Points

  Score is representative of current assessment on this wine but i believe in 5-7 years the rating could go a few points higher… at this point even with a decant the wood treatment is very obtrusive

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  12/1/2023 - 831900_ Likes this wine:

  4% Viognier not *quite* showing at the moment, the mouthfeel being a little rougher than I expected. A really enjoyable, nice wine that probably needs time to soften.

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