2010 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde

Community Tasting Notes (206) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  4/12/2024 - Becfin wrote:

  Lovely smokey bacon and black fruit nose. The palate was still a bit tight but it smells just lovely.
  I purchased this so late in the sales cycle that I could purchase only half bottles but I don’t think I did badly purchasing the case of 12 half bottles.
  Guigal knows something about bottling half bottles so they can keep as well as larger formats. The cork appeared to be practically fresh.
  I think this has a long life ahead of it and will continue to approve.

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  2/26/2024 - aagrawal wrote: 92 Points

  Coravin. Medium-deep ruby; medium intensity aromatics, black fruited, bacon smoke, meaty BBQ; palate is medium bodied, excellent elegant acidity throughout, medium alcohol (13% on the bottle, probably a little more but well balanced), lovely blend of primary black fruit with some minerality; finish is medium-long. This is a very nice Northern Rhone syrah with plenty of typicity and drinking at early maturity. Lovely wine. 92+

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  2/12/2024 - markcic Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Better than the bottle I had two years ago. Opened for two hours prior to dinner. Fruit and hints of spice on the nose. The palate was berry, dark cherry, red plums and some Christmas spices. Finish was moderate to long.

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  2/7/2024 - chbeaumont wrote: 89 Points

  Brick-red rim, opaque core; secondary notes, black olives, whiff of violets, understated; cool fruit, gruff mid-palate, then subtle spiciness; attractive finish, decent length. Just hoped a little more of everything.

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  2/4/2024 - braised wrote:

  Racy and mineral in a play of leather, red fruit and the hint of violet and steel. Gone are the harsh tannins, the mouth feel is medium and the finish soft. Something perhaps sour at first, the wine opened after an hour.
  
  Elk tenderloin, celeriac mash, broccoli rab and a Maine blueberry cognac sauce with a touch of mustard.
  
  Fine night

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