1996 Cote-Rotie, E.Guigal
Sure I should have waited five to ten more years to open this cellerable bottle of Northern Rhone super juice, but since it was a Tuesday, and there was an NBA game on, I decided that this special occasion warranted a special bottle. So, bye-bye cork and hello Syrah.
This is Marcel Guigal’s second release of this reserve Cote Rotie. This bottle of Château d’Ampuis fits into Guigals Cote Rotie portfolio above the standard Cote Rotie “Brune et Blonde”, and below (in price & demand) the three vineyard designate bottlings that run about $200 a pop. So this should be considered the reserve, and at $85 a bottle you might have to reach into your reserves to pick up a bottle. The fruit for this bottle is sourced form six different and distinct vineyards all from around the town of Ampuis and case production is around 2500.
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