Community Tasting Note
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JVG wrote:
January 11, 2020 - Guigal Brune et Blonde
Medium garnet—the color of dried blood. Subtle and nuanced on the nose, with lots of developed notes: cigar box, cedar, dried flowers, old leather, smoke, pine forest, underbrush, and just a hint of soy sauce and rare charred meat. Plus a dusting of clove and cinnamon. Not much on the nose in the way of fruit. Wow, an absolute stunner on the palate. Lighter body than expected—barely what I would call medium. Extremely silky texture as the tannins have mostly melted away, leaving just an extremely fine grained coating. All of those great aged characteristics from the nose—it’s simultaneously savory, herbal, smoky, and spicy, but perfectly clean, with some freshness from the acid that’s like the ghost of sour cherry past. The finish is dusty and savory, and goes on and on.
I just love Northern Rhône syrah, especially with age, and this is a beautiful example. Peak drinking window right now. It might still develop a little more, but I wouldn’t want to miss that burst of freshness that’s still hanging around to enliven everything else.1 person found this helpful 2,357 views