What a classic producer. 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 10% Mourvèdre.
The nose hits you with black cherries, those dark red crazy ripe strawberries, plum jam, black as midnight boysenberries, this smells big and lush and quite concentrated. There’s some dried fruit in there too.
There’s this trio of olive-cranberry-cured meats that immediately hits my tongue and creates this savoury yet sweet tapestry. The back end is supported by this delicious mocha and leather tertiary notes which complement the primaries hugely. This tastes like a charcuterie board with some strawberry quince. I’ve not had this before but this is crazy QPR and got me itching to try his more premium offerings. RIP my wallet I guess.
by AustraliaWineDude
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Guigal was probably my first really favorite producer when I started getting into wine, was able to enjoy a tasting at their cave in Ampuis.
I still really like their Gigondas at around $40/bottle, their base cote rotie (brune et blonde) at about $80/bottle, their top-tier St Joe Vignes de l’Hospice around $100 and their Cote Rotie Chateau dAmpuis around $140. The viognier is ok.
If you want to preserve your wallet, their CDR rose is also delicious at much the same price point as the red.
Their St Joseph, 100% Syrah, is fantastic and I payed about 20£ in Scotland
Love this one, had their 2018 CdP just last week too, fantastic stuff all around. Need to make my way to their Cote-Rotie!