E. Guigal was established by Etienne Guigal (pronounced "gee gal") in 1946. It is now managed by Marcel (2nd generation) and Philippe (3rd generation) Guigal.
Cote Rotie is a region in Northern Rhone where the primary red wine varietal is Syrah. Cote Rotie is made up of 2 regions, which is divided by the Reynard stream. Upstream is Côte Brune, which is planted with Syrah. Cote Brune wines are generally powerful and intense wine. Downstream is Cote Blonde, where a bit of Viognier is also grown and blended into the red wines. Cote Blonde wines are more subtle compared to Cote Brune wines. They are named "Brune" and "Blonde" because there were 2 daughters of the landowner: one with dark hair and the other with blonde hair. When the daughters got married, the landowner gave each of them one of his two best plots of land.
So the grapes used to produce this wine are taken from both Cote Brune and Cote Blonde. The wine is aged in oak barrels (50% new) for 36 months. The blend of the wine is 94% Syrah and 6% Viognier. Around 220,000 bottles of this wine was produced.
Wine Spectator rating of this wine is 94 pts but somehow, I am missing it. Would love to hear other viewer's opinion of this wine and your tasting notes.
For more information about this winery, please visit their website at www.guigal.com...
27 авг 2024
