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E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie la Mouline 2003

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Winery:: E. Guigal
Varietal:: Syrah
Region:: France > Rhone Valley > Northern Rhône > Côte-rôtie
Type:: Red Wine
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Drink Dates:: Drink Now - 2019
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User Tags: spices, berry, complex, cherry, stone fruits, (tree) fruit, poultry, resinous, oak, decant

What to Expect

Like its neighbor across the river, Hermitage, Côte-rôtie is a small vineyard whose red wine production is based on the Syrah grape. Unlike in Hermitage, where the wine is all Syrah, some Viognier, an aromatic white grape variety, is frequently added to Côte-rôtie to help add some complexity on the nose. Literally "the roasted slope", the Côte-rôtie is a Southern-facing subtly concave hillside carved into a ridge overlooking the Rhone River. This natural amphitheatre serves to capture the warm of the passing sun and allows the grapes of Côte-rôtie to achieve an added level of richness when compared with its neighbors. This may explain why the region has been famous for wine for over two millennia. The steep slopes of the Côte-rôtie produce a rich, velvety, deep wine with subtle smoky, bacon fat and flower tinged aromatics over an opulent base of roasted blackberry and plum fruits.

Winemakers Notes

Rated 100 points by Robert Parker

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Robert Parker

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Rating: 96-97 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate in Issue 170

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A perfect wine according to Robert Parker who scored the 2003 La Mouline 100 pts. The rarest of the rare this single vineyard Cote Rotie from Guigal is one of the most collectible wines in the world. We only received one bottle to sell. Incredibly powerful concentrated and layered it typically take 10 years of cellaring before it starts to reveal all of its true complexities. The La Mouline vineyard is a mere 3.5 acres.

February 2009

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Josh Raynolds

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Rating: 96-97 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 130, January/February 2007 Saturated ruby. Superripe dark berry and cherry aromas, with an intense violet accent and a hint of minerals. Remarkably dense and packed with cherry and dark berry flavors, but with an energetic lift of acidity arriving on the back. Gets sweeter with air, taking on wild strawberry and raspberry qualities. Finishes with fine, dusty tannins and a fresh kick of raspberry. These 2003s are slated to be bottled in February of 2007.