May 22, 2021 - Watery rim. Very little sediment. Nose: Black pepper, black currant, fresh raw meat, wet slate, graphite. Grippy tannins. Medium plus acidity. Long finish.
November 26, 2020 - Decanted 2 1/2 hours. Light sediment, color was lighter than I expected and so was body. Acidity a touch high for me but perhaps another year or two will resolve that. Nice berry flavors, finish was short to medium. Not great QPR but this wine definitely has style, and is a very good expression of an upscale Rhone.
October 19, 2020 - I agree with the previous two or three reviews. Would add it's feminine in style. Drink.
August 3, 2020 - Still pretty dark, although there is a little bit of brick on the rim. Not a bad nose. Ripe black fruit, some earth, spice, cocoa, coffee. Much nicer than I expected. Soft, tannins gone, but enough acidity to give it a good structure. Spicy, quite rich and juicy. Ripe fruit again. Perhaps not as interesting as the nose, but can't complain. Decent length. Fair amount of sediment. Probably about peak now and it should stay that way for a couple of years yet. Not bad at all, and a nice, easy drink.
May 17, 2020 - I like Guigal’s Hermitages better than the CÔte-Rôties he is so famous for. We drank this 2007 over 3 days. Best and delicious on day 3 with a Paella. On day 1 still a bit sharp. I would recommend a long decant or some more years in the cellar.
March 31, 2020 - A little modern but all things considered pretty restrained for a 2007 (a hot year) from Guigal. Nice fruit, a little spicy but not as complex as I had hoped. My bottle seemed pretty young for the age, actually, not very advanced at all. I'd say another 5 years easily.
March 8, 2020 - Floral nose. Acidic. Tannins integrated. Stony red fruit w a little smoke. Medium body. In balance. Good QPR.
January 18, 2020 - beaux arômes de cerises, de cassis, de fumée, de viande, de violette
belle matière avec une excellente structure
Très bon
March 18, 2019 - Nice nose but uninteresting at first after decanting for an hour. Wine opened up towards the end of our meal went from lean to fleshy with fruit flavors coming through. My bad, decant at least two hours before drinking. Holding another bottle for a year or two.
March 1, 2019 - Perfect expression of old world Sarah. Fantastic nose of dark fruit, red meat and bacon fat. Rounded tannins. Long finish. Drinking very nicely now. Has time, but may be peaking.