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1985 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde

Syrah

  • France
  • Rhône
  • Northern Rhône
  • Côte-Rôtie
Drink between 1997 - 2012 (Edit)
CT91.4 95 reviews
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Community Tasting Notes 94

  • Jonne wrote: 90 points

    February 11, 2024 - Medeltegel, mycket genomskinligt. Tunna gardiner (13 procent).
    Liten eterisk doft av åldrat vin med skogsgolv, torkad frukt, hallonkärnor, kakao och pyttelite knäck.
    Inte särskilt fylligt, hög syra och påtagliga tanniner. Russin, hallon och multna löv.
    Medellång eftersmak med bär, skogsgolv och liten beska. Riktigt gott och intressant på 39:e året.

  • paul195 wrote: 93 points

    September 16, 2023 - Last bottle from a case bought in 1987. Perfect cork, great color, clean nose. This was a remarkably youthful 38 year old. Medium weight, clean blue Syrah fruit, nice smoke and bacon notes, resolved tannins, balanced., nice texture and persistent finish.

  • coremill wrote: 90 points

    May 12, 2023 - Spinning capsule, good cork. Bricked color. Tertiary nose of olives, campfire, cracked pepper, gravelly soil, strawberries. Fully mature, not much fruit, but pretty, savory, earthy flavors with fine tannins and good length through the finish were a hint of black fruit finally makes an appearance. At first a bit bitter, but smooths out with air and food. Very nice in a savory, mature sort of way.

  • Papies wrote: 94 points

    February 10, 2023 - Greek Unicorn Wines & Friends (Elystan Street, London): We spotted this from afar at the wine list of Elystan Street , London and given the greatness of the vintage we could not bu try. Granted is no La La but still a magnificent wine. Nose of smoky roast meat, spice and herbs. The high point of the wine. The palate is well evolved and as it never had the density of the La Las this is now on the thin side. Healthy and beautiful but better one drinks this sooner than later. 93-94

  • maaike2 wrote: 93 points

    December 19, 2022 - Short note from De Kersentuin Wijn Club 19-12-22: Tasted alongside the 2009: Incredible aging potential demonstrated: hardly aging signs in color, nose of dark fruit and wet wood, great tobacco and earthy notes with fruit still on the background. Mouthfilling and long. (the 2009 extremely young with enormous power)

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  • By Chris Kissack
    October 2001 (link)

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  • By Richard Jennings
    7/5/2008 (link) 93 points

    (E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde) Medium dark brick red with pale meniscus; bacon, black tea and olive nose; tasty, light-medium bodied, with a palate of bacon, smoked meat, tart red fruit and a touch of liquid pepper, drinking like it's at its peak; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.

  • By Richard Jennings
    10/7/2005 (link) 92 points

    (E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde) Grilled salmon with ginger, cherry nose; light-medium bodied, elegant, tasty, roasted fruit, rosehips palate; medium finish (great with our slow-cooked beef)

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 1985
  • Type Red
  • Producer E. Guigal
  • Varietal Syrah
  • Designation Brune et Blonde
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country France
  • Region Rhône
  • SubRegion Northern Rhône
  • Appellation Côte-Rôtie

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  • In Cellars 511 (56%)
  • Consumed 405 (44%)

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