1998 E. Guigal Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (75) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  2/10/2024 - Aztecs1989 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Leather, licorice, pepper, plum. Probably a bit beyond it peak but very much alive still. Tannins are integrated, very good length - really happy with this one.

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  7/2/2023 - aka_ces wrote: 91 Points

  Fruit transitioning to a port-like sweet caramelization; viscous w/o being cloying thanks to a slightly orange-vinegar current. Stored at 56F since purchase.

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  11/24/2022 - cephomer Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Drank last nite with pasta. Bricking is apparent, and the wine is showing its age. Nose has notes of earth, herbs and tobacco. There's still some strawberry fruit, but lots of barnyard and leather. More on the funky side than I recall. Drink up!

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  5/27/2020 - Gary Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Flawless

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  5/22/2020 - JS1056 wrote: 92 Points

  I had two bottles of this wine and they were on the bottom of the rack so I had never noticed that one had leaked. Actually was probably missing about 1/4 of the bottle. When I removed the foil there was a relatively large whole in the cork. I pulled it to drain the bottle and remarkably the sides of the cork were clean.
  Which really was a shame because the remaining bottle was delicious. There is still some deep rich cherry fruit in the background of herbs, cedar, pepper, and sweet resolved tannins. Wonderful balance with a somewhat rich finish.

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