May 1, 2024 - Second bottle of this vintage, rougher and less enjoyable than in most years, but it remains a great value.
March 28, 2024 - Red fruit and a little alcohol on the nose which went went away with time in the glass. Cherry and plum on the palate with medium plus tannins and short/medium finish. Not super complex but easy drinking and good value.
March 22, 2024 - This has matured well in the year since we started on this vintage. It has ripe, spicy fruit, with good depth and length. An excellent example.
March 10, 2024 - Always reliable and a solid value.
I had half.
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February 29, 2024 - Nose: black cherry, plum, earthy, wood
Palate: black cherry, cherry pit, plum, mushrooms, wood spice, pluot, tobacco leaf
Finish: pepper, light baking spice, woody, structured, cherry pit, earthy mushrooms
February 26, 2024 - Now drinking very well, with ripe, spicy fruit and good length. It is in the early stages of maturity and should develop well over the next 2 to 3 years.
February 21, 2024 - Black beans, chips and veggies
February 21, 2024 - Had with blacks beans and veggies over chips
February 17, 2024 - 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre. A mind boggling 4,500,000 bottles produced annually. A classic staple French bistro wine, easy drinking, plush ripe red and black fruit, some spice characters. 15% ABV, hides it fairly well but still a pretty big wine from a hot year.
February 15, 2024 - My first 2019, I found this rougher and more alcoholic than most previous vintages, although still a winner in its category and with a good QPR. As always with this wine, despite its humble station and price, it will evolve over a decade, and I hope that it will mellow. The 15% is too apparent. I have concerns that Guigal can’t get its farmers for these bought grapes to take the necessary steps to counter the effect of ever-hotter growing conditions. I’d really like to see this back down to 13.5 someday, but that probably won’t happen, and this will fade off of my list of good daily drinkers.