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1978 E. Guigal Chateauneuf-du-Pape
- Rhone, France
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- $ 149 / 750ml
- From January 2018
- Red - Rich and Intense
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Producer tasting notes: "Eye : Deep dark red. Nose : Spices and mature red fruits. Palate : Round tannins with powerful complexity. A rich unctuous wine with notes of mature plums, hazelnuts and red fruits. Overall : Very rich wine full of harmony and balance." - E. Guigal
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E. Guigal is one of the most notable wine producers in the Rhône Valley. It was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal in Ampuis – where the headquarters remain to this day – on the western banks of the Rhône river, a stone's ...
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- Producer Notes
- Vintage after vintage, the Collection wines have become symbols which perfectly illustrate the family’s ethos of supreme quality. Careful ageing, together with the meticulous attention paid every day by Marcel and Philippe Guigal to the selection and blending processes, bring to the fore the consistency and excellence of the great appellations of the Rhône Valley.
- Alcohol ABV
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13.5 - 15%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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70% Grenache (Grenache), 15% Mourvedre (Monastrell), 10% Syrah & 5% Other
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Round pebbles and red clay. Average age of vines: 45 years.
- Winemaking
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Traditional winemaking with temperature controlled alcoholic fermentation. 3 weeks maceration in tanks.
- Ageing
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2 years in oak foudres.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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Eye : Deep dark red. Nose : Spices and mature red fruits. Palate : Round tannins with powerful complexity. A rich unctuous wine with notes of mature plums, hazelnuts and red fruits. Overall : Very rich wine full of harmony and balance.
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Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Meat pastilla Starter Course
- Contains: pistachio, cinnamon
- Moroccan
- Lamb couscous Main Course
- Contains: ras el hanout
- Moroccan
- Slider Main Course
- Contains: beef burger
- American
- Gouda Cheese Course
- Dutch
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Vintage quality: Legendary
Current condition: Likely past it
The 1978 vintage for the Rhône Valley was fantastic.
The growing season began badly, particularly for the northern Rhône with cooler-than-normal weather delaying and disrupting both budburst and flowering. Early summer failed to bring out the sun, but August event...
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