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All Wines from Etienne Guigal
Inventory updated: Wed, Apr 18, 2018 05:33 PM cst
Our vintages of Etienne Guigal wine currently include: 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Flickinger Fine Wines' inventory of Etienne Guigal wine is listed below. We have an excellent and vast assortment of fine wines to choose from. If you do not see what you are looking for, give us a call and we can suggest another Etienne Guigal vintage or even another producer that we are sure you will enjoy.
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Vint. |
Wine |
Price |
Bts |
Qty |
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| Etienne Guigal |
1999 |
Chateauneuf du Pape  |
$39 |
2 |
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WS 93 (11/2002): Distinctive Châteauneuf, with plenty of wild mushrooms, wet earth, game and leather. This is not a fruit bomb; it has chewy tannins. But underneath is wonderful sweet fruit, as well as a subtle mineral caress. Something special. Best from 2005 through 2015. 13,330 cases made.
WS 90 (2/2003): Guigal's 1999 Chateauneuf du Pape (85% Grenache) is a sweet, aromatic effort displaying notes of kirsch liqueur, Havana tobacco, cedar, dried Provencal herbs, and hints of pepper as well as balsam wood. This lightly tannic, delicious Chateauneuf can be enjoyed now and over the next 10-12 years.
VM 89 (2/2002): Red-ruby. Aromas of pruneau, licorice and spicecake, with a suggestion of caramel. Sweet and supple; voluminous and aromatic. But less complex in the middle palate than the Gigondas. Finishes with substantial, slightly tarry tannins that seem a tad dry after the bottling. |
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2007 |
Chateauneuf du Pape |
$39 |
10 |
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2006 |
Cote Rotie La Landonne ETA 90-120 Days (3x750ML) |
$942.99 |
1 |
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JLL ****** (7/2010): Full red, dark tints. Oak hints in with prune-plum aromas, roasted airs, but also red berry - this is complex, varied and broad. The palate has a fine richness, with persistent, uncomplicated dark fruits, ends on ground coffee. A typical Landonne, one that grips tight on its tarry oak at the finish. It will edge closer together over the next 5 years. Dark fruit lies at its centre, comes with a tight, granite aspect. Needs time.
WA 97 (2/2011): The most intense and opaque purple-colored effort is the 2006 La Landonne. More primordial than either the La Mouline or La Turque, it exhibits notes of asphalt, blackberries, charcoal, truffles, roasted meats and creme de cassis. Full-bodied as well as extraordinarily pure and rich, it is approachable, but will benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and last 30-40 years.
WS 97 (9/2010): This is packed for the vintage, with dark bittersweet chocolate and espresso leading the way for the core of dense fig paste, hoisin sauce and mulled blackberry fruit. The long, smoky finish lets charcoal and iron notes play out, with a very grippy finish. Best from 20120 through 2030. 1,000 cases made.
VM 96 (2/2011): Deep ruby. Boysenberry, smoky Indian spices, licorice and violet on the nose. Then sweet, supple and expansive in the mouth, with strikingly deep flavors of dark berry and cherry compote, mocha and violet pastille. The endless finish displays fine-grained tannins and intense licorice and floral notes. This will age at a snail's pace. |
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2009 |
Cote Rotie La Landonne |
$459 |
13 |
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WA 100 (12/2013): Another 2009 that exhibits over the top extravagance and richness, and one I can find no fault in, the 2009 Cote Rotie La Landonne offers a colossal and full-bodied profile that carries incredible aromas and flavors of roasted meats, smoke, asphalt and assorted meatiness that’s all grounded by a massive core of fruit. A huge wine, it stays perfectly in check, with notable freshness, a deep, layered mid-palate and masses of fine tannin that carry through the finish. Hide this beauty in the cellar for another decade and enjoy.
JLL ****** (12/2011): Dark robe; there is a chocolate breadth on the nose, accompanied by some herbs of the south - it has a very deep blackberry jam fruiting, a real plunge of that aroma. There are also pine-bosky woods and licorice touches. The palate is direct, travels along tightly, has a free, fresh style after half way, is really good. It fines on down as it goes, is an interesting, complex wine - the most complex of the Big Three in 2009. The finish reflects menthol, is a clear-cut adieu. “We picked early in 2009 - early and fast to avoid heaviness,” Philippe Guigal.
WS 99 (10/2013): This delivers a stunningly ripe, pure, polished bolt of plum confiture, along with notes of anise, mocha, blueberry coulis, Black Forest cake and espresso. The finish sports admirable grip for this ripe-styled vintage, with a grounding rod of iron buried deeply. There's fruit and muscle now, with minerality to burn while this is cellared. Best from 2015 through 2040. 1,000 cases made.
VM 96 (3/2014): Glass-staining purple. Explosive aromas of dark berries, fresh violet and anise, with a hint of smokiness in the background. Sappy and incisive on the palate, offering deeply pitched, spice-tinged cassis and bitter cherry flavors accented by bitter herbs. Closes extremely long, with firm tannic grip and alluring sweetness, leaving a zesty mineral note behind. Showing a surprising degree of elegance for the vintage and for this bottling, which is usually the most forbidding of Guigal's big-gun Cote-Roties. |
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2009 |
Cote Rotie La Landonne ETA 90-120 Days (6x750ML) |
$3,283.99 |
1 |
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WA 100 (12/2013): Another 2009 that exhibits over the top extravagance and richness, and one I can find no fault in, the 2009 Cote Rotie La Landonne offers a colossal and full-bodied profile that carries incredible aromas and flavors of roasted meats, smoke, asphalt and assorted meatiness that’s all grounded by a massive core of fruit. A huge wine, it stays perfectly in check, with notable freshness, a deep, layered mid-palate and masses of fine tannin that carry through the finish. Hide this beauty in the cellar for another decade and enjoy.
JLL ****** (12/2011): Dark robe; there is a chocolate breadth on the nose, accompanied by some herbs of the south - it has a very deep blackberry jam fruiting, a real plunge of that aroma. There are also pine-bosky woods and licorice touches. The palate is direct, travels along tightly, has a free, fresh style after half way, is really good. It fines on down as it goes, is an interesting, complex wine - the most complex of the Big Three in 2009. The finish reflects menthol, is a clear-cut adieu. “We picked early in 2009 - early and fast to avoid heaviness,” Philippe Guigal.
WS 99 (10/2013): This delivers a stunningly ripe, pure, polished bolt of plum confiture, along with notes of anise, mocha, blueberry coulis, Black Forest cake and espresso. The finish sports admirable grip for this ripe-styled vintage, with a grounding rod of iron buried deeply. There's fruit and muscle now, with minerality to burn while this is cellared. Best from 2015 through 2040. 1,000 cases made.
VM 96 (3/2014): Glass-staining purple. Explosive aromas of dark berries, fresh violet and anise, with a hint of smokiness in the background. Sappy and incisive on the palate, offering deeply pitched, spice-tinged cassis and bitter cherry flavors accented by bitter herbs. Closes extremely long, with firm tannic grip and alluring sweetness, leaving a zesty mineral note behind. Showing a surprising degree of elegance for the vintage and for this bottling, which is usually the most forbidding of Guigal's big-gun Cote-Roties. |
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2010 |
Cote Rotie La Landonne ETA 90-120 Days (6x750ML) |
$3,527.99 |
1 |
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WA 100 (12/2014): As with the other two single-parcel Cote Roties, the 2010 Cote Rotie La Landonne is pure perfection in a glass. An incredibly massive, muscular, full-bodied effort, it has an insane amount of structure to go with an equal amount of concentrated fruit. Cassis, smoked bacon, coffee bean, cracked pepper and liquid rock-like qualities are all present here, and it hits the palate with a chiseled, focused textured, building tannin and terrific length. It’s the most backward of the 2010s and will require a decade of cellaring, but will keep for about as long as you’d like to hold onto bottles.
JLL ****** (12/2011): Very dark; the nose is widespread, impressive, bears a silky ripeness, lots of abundant black fruit - there is a really solid depth to it. This has a striking palate - it dashes along with juiced black fruits, its tannins giving it energy. The crunchy fruit fines down as it goes, then resurfaces with a little ball of joy at the end. Silken, very long indeed. There are a lot of tannins, but they are largely well founded. It is ripe, and there are black olive, tapenade hints of the south in it. From 2019-20, wait. My preferred wine of Landonne, Turque, Mouline 2009 and 2010.
WS 99 (10/2014): Terrifically dense, with tightly coiled flavors of warm ganache, fig paste and blackberry confiture. Shows plenty of range as well, with well-embedded notes of bay leaf, chestnut, juniper, black tea and charcoal. This is intensely grippy through the lengthy, fine-grained finish. Should age marvelously and slowly. Best from 2017 through 2040. 600 cases made.
VM 96+ (2/2015): Glass-staining ruby. Potent smoke- and spice-accented black and blue fruit aromas are complicated by sexy potpourri and incense nuances that build with aeration. Sweet, penetrating blackberry and cherry liqueur flavors stain the palate, with licorice pastille and violet qualities coming in slowly. Rich yet lively and precise, finishing with outstanding energy and chewy tannins that frame the wine's lush, alluringly sweet fruit. |
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2013 |
Cote Rotie La Landonne ETA 90-120 Days (6x750ML) |
$2,056.99 |
1 |
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WA 97-99 (12/2016): The inky black-colored 2013 Côte Rôtie La Landonne is certainly one of the gems in the vintage, and it has more texture, depth and richness than just about every other wine out there. Charred fruits, black, black fruits, espresso, crushed rock and wood smoke all emerge from this full-bodied, concentrated Côte Rôtie that certainly shows a masculine style, yet still possesses incredible purity and elegance.
JLL ****[*] (12/2015): This has its usual dark robe. The nose is lined with a sleek cassis, also blackberry aroma that lingers well, is all en finesse, has spots of inky darkness, a little mystery. The palate presents attractive blackberry, blueberry fruit with ripe, streamlined tannins that fit in well. This gets rolling after half way, ends with purpose. Its tannins are searching on the close. It has more established depth and length than the Mouline and Turque 2014; it can amplify on the palate into a serene, accomplished wine. From 2021. |
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2014 |
Cote Rotie La Landonne ETA June 2018 |
$307 |
4 |
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JD 97-99 (1/2018): Probably the wine of the vintage is the 2014 Côte Rôtie La Landonne, a beauty that gives up everything you could want from Côte Rôtie. Cassis, tobacco leaf, graphite, crushed rocks and peppery meat notes all emerge from this concentrated, full-bodied 2014 that has a Bordeaux like tannin structure. It certainly bucks the vintage stereotype and has real density and depth. Give bottles 3-5 years and enjoy over the following 20-25 years.
WA 96-98 (12/2017): The 2014 Cote Rotie La Landonne offers complex aromas of smoke, pressed flowers, cured meats, black olives and asphalt. Full-bodied, rich and quite firm, it doesn’t show the early appeal of the other 2014s, yet it should ultimately be the pick of the three and the most long-lived. Impressive.
JLL ****[*] (12/2015): This has its usual dark robe. The nose is lined with a sleek cassis, also blackberry aroma that lingers well, is all en finesse, has spots of inky darkness, a little mystery. The palate presents attractive blackberry, blueberry fruit with ripe, streamlined tannins that fit in well. This gets rolling after half way, ends with purpose. Its tannins are searching on the close. It has more established depth and length than the Mouline and Turque 2014; it can amplify on the palate into a serene, accomplished wine. From 2021. |
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1999 |
Cote Rotie La Mouline ETA 90-120 Days (6x750ML) |
$6,778.99 |
2 |
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| WA 100 (6/2003): The most developed, evolved and forward of the three La-La’s in this vintage is the dense purple-colored 1999 Cote Rotie La Mouline. An extraordinary effort, it offers a smorgasbord of aromas and flavors. Scents of violets, raspberries, blackberries, roasted espresso, balsamic vinegar, and pepper tumble out of the glass. It is unctuously-textured, full-bodied, and fabulously concentrated with a tremendous purity and seamlessness that must be tasted to be believed. A wine of singular greatness, it can be drunk young, but should be at its finest between 2005-2020. |
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2007 |
Cote Rotie La Mouline |
$331 |
10 |
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WA 96+ (8/2014): A big step up, the 2007 Cote Rotie la Mouline boasts serious richness and depth, with a still tight, focused and youthful profile that’s begging for another couple of years in the cellar. Giving up plenty of smoked earth, toast, dried flowers, graphite, chocolate and hints of bacon fat, it’s a masculine version of this cuvee that should start to open up in another 3-4 years, and drink beautifully through 2032.
WS 96 (11/2011): Exhibits gorgeous aromas of warm tea cake, black tea and singed mesquite, followed by dense but silky structure that carries alluring plum, blackberry and licorice flavors through the very lengthy finish, where a sanguine edge echoes for added length. This has power, but it's more about guile and perfume. Best from 2012 through 2025. 417 cases made.
JLL ****[*] (5/2011): Pretty red, with a little top rim of lightness. The bouquet has a smoky, pebbly air, a snap of licorice, is sealed up, and not yet into a smooth red fruit display. The palate has a smoky, oaked debut with a fine red fruit gras lying rather buried within. Has an easy length, and proceeds well before tightening on the finish. The fruit resembles redcurrants, is very precise and fine. I find the oak shows more than in some years. A live wine this year, less of a full-blown sun wine than, say 2009.
VM 94 (3/2012): Deep ruby. A highly complex bouquet evokes dark berry preserves, potpourri and cola, with a smoky overtone. Juicy and precise, with penetrating black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors firmed by zesty minerality. Rich but light on its feet, with a bright, focused finish that features suave floral pastille and spice nuances. |
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2012 |
Cote Rotie La Mouline ETA 90-120 Days (6x750ML) |
$1,987.99 |
5 |
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WA 96-98 (12/2015): Possessing slightly more purity (but maybe not the complexity) than the 2011, the 2012 Cote Rotie la Mouline offers a heavenly perfume of cured meats, pecking duck, violets and cassis. This flows to a full-bodied, seamless, absolutely hedonistic Cote Rotie that has good acidity, ripe, polished tannin and a great finish. Of the three single parcel Cote Roties, it’s the most approachable, but will still drink beautifully for three decades or more.
JLL ****[*] (12/2015): (From cask, last racked eight months ago). Dark red robe. The nose has a smoky potential, and is well filled with red fruits, typical in style for La Mouline, the oak bringing toast and deftly done. The bouquet holds up well, gives hints of flowers and is a stylish start. This is gourmand, supple; tasty gras richness lies at its heart, and it has a latent rose hip and floral presence. It runs safely to the finish - it isn’t a big year, but it is an elegant one, more northern than southern in influence. The length is good, the finish precise. From 2019. |
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2013 |
Cote Rotie La Mouline ETA 90-120 Days (3x750ML) |
$972.99 |
2 |
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WA 94-97 (12/2016): Tight, unevolved and borderline backwards (which is rare for this cuvée), the 2013 Côte Rôtie La Mouline is a wine that reminds Marcel Guigal of the 2006. It offers a terrific perfume of spiced red and black fruits, violets, lots of minerality and even a hint of damp forest floor to go with a full-bodied, elegant, seamless style on the palate. It’s not the most massive wine in the lineup, but it has terrific purity, fine, polished tannin and beautiful length. It should dish out ample pleasure over the coming 20 years.
JLL **** (12/2015): Dark red colour. This has a skip along bouquet led by red cherries, along with toffee and caramel from oak, low-key sweetness present. The palate goes directly, is airborne and tender, is pretty consistent in a medium weight register. It will definitely benefit and gain foundation from further raising. It ends freshly. This has hardly got going yet; it is all together. |
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2014 |
Cote Rotie La Mouline ETA June 2018 |
$307 |
6 |
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WA 95-97 (12/2017): Still aging in barrel, the 2014 Cote Rotie La Mouline is really charming, sexy stuff. Soaring florals emerge from the glass, accompanied by notes of dark fruit, espresso and grilled meat. Silky and seductive, it should drink well young yet be capable of developing for 20 years.
JD 93-96 (1/2018): Scheduled to be bottled in January or February of 2018, the 2014 Côte Rôtie La Mouline is a forward, perfumed version of this cuvée that has lovely black cherry fruit, lots of spice box, dried flowers, and bacon fat aromatics. With medium to full body and an elegant, silky style that just begs to be drunk, it’s going to be the most approachable of the three single vineyard Côte Rôties yet will keep for 15+ years.
JLL **** (12/2015): Dark red colour. This has a skip along bouquet led by red cherries, along with toffee and caramel from oak, low-key sweetness present. The palate goes directly, is airborne and tender, is pretty consistent in a medium weight register. It will definitely benefit and gain foundation from further raising. It ends freshly. This has hardly got going yet; it is all together, just not very deep. From 2020. |
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2006 |
Cote Rotie La Turque ETA 90-120 Days (3x750ML) |
$904.99 |
1 |
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WS 96 (9/2010): This pulls together grip, minerality and fruit, with charcoal and espresso laying the foundation for crushed plum, fig sauce and mulled currant fruit, which then gives way to a vibrant, iron- and tobacco-filled finish that leaves a mouthwatering feel. Very impressive. Best from 2011 through 2030. 400 cases made.
WA 94+ (12/2016): Possessing more acidity and obvious structure than the 2007, the 2006 Cote Rotie La Turque offers ample notes of charred meats, blackcurrants, cassis, saddle leather and spice. Still inky purple in color, with a straight, focused, lengthy style, give this full-bodied beauty another 2-3 years of cellaring and enjoy over the following two decades or more.
VM 94 (2/2011): Bright ruby. Pungent dark berry and cherry-vanilla aromas are complemented by anise, pipe tobacco and black cardamom. Smoky cherry and blackcurrant flavors are deep and nicely focused, with building tannins and a seductively sweet quality. Shows more power than the La Mouline but less finesse. Finishes on a lively, bittersweet cherry note, with outstanding persistence and lingering elements of spice and smoke. Josh Raynolds.
JLL **** (11/2015): Still a good red robe. The nose is losing some of its oak, has a floral, airborne quality with an elegantly profound red berry fruit interior, and a note of tea. This holds fine juice, red fruits such as redcurrants which are more discreet than usual, along with toasting from the oak. It isn’t an ensemble, is still finding its cohesion, and isn’t especially full on this showing. So: leave until 2018, for less oak, possibly more content. It can’t quite shake off its oaking, but the content is fine. However, the oak-content balance isn’t 100%. |
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2011 |
Cote Rotie La Turque ETA 90-120 Days (6x750ML) |
$2,037.99 |
3 |
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WA 97 (12/2015): Deeper in color than the la Mouline, the deep ruby/purple 2011 Cote Rotie la Turque offers more dark fruits, tapenade, graphite and spice in its meaty, truffle, black olive-scented personality. Gorgeously pure and full-bodied, it opens up beautifully with time in the glass, has incredible purity, no hard edges, killer length and an already hard to resist personality. Despite this, is has the tannic backbone, acidity and balance to evolve for three decades.
WS 97 (10/2015): A brick house, with a thick wall of smoldering charcoal in front of the fruit, though the core of steeped plum, blackberry and fig flavors has ample energy and depth in reserve. Given time, these elements should meld with the beautiful singed iron and mesquite hints already peeking in on the finish. Best from 2018 through 2030. 400 cases made.
JLL ***** (5/2013): Healthy three-quarter depth red. Crushed cherry, soaked cherries aroma, with a light air of herbs and a note of meat. There are oak touches inside the bouquet. This has a solid, calm structure; the attack builds slowly, has nerve, and the cherry fruit persists inside its oaking. Shows tension on the finish. An unresolved wine that has fresh, steady length, the fruit coming in and out of it. It is less obvious than the Mouline 2011. “It has a force tranquille, which happens to be the 1981 François Mitterand campaign slogan, and is a Brune with Blonde notes,” Philippe Guigal. From 2019.
VM 92-94 (2/2015): Bright violet color. Deeply pitched, delineated black and blue fruit aromas are lifted by smoky mineral and floral accents. Broad and fleshy on the palate, offering intense boysenberry and cassis flavors and a bright spicy flourish. Betrays no rough edges and finishes supple, smoky and very long, with repeating floral character and mounting tannins. |
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2012 |
Cote Rotie La Turque |
$315 |
12 |
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WA 98 (12/2016): Similar to the La Mouline with its forward, incredibly sexy style, the 2012 Côte Rôtie La Turque (there’s 7% Viognier in the blend) offers a saturated purple color to go with meaty, smoky notes of cassis, cured meats, chocolate and roasted herbs. It’s a big mouthful of a wine, with full-bodied richness and a stacked mid-palate, but it has a seamless, weightless texture, perfectly ripe tannin and a blockbuster finish. I’d happily drink a glass today, but it should be at its finest from 2020-2046.
WS 97 (11/2016): Features warm fig bread and ganache notes out front, followed by densely layered blackberry, plum and black currant reduction flavors. Ganache details echo through the finish, along with Turkish coffee and smoldering alder hints. A large-scale wine that should cruise in the cellar. Best from 2020 through 2040. 400 cases made.
JS 97 (10/2016): Made from syrah and 7% viognier, this has an intriguingly assertive yet elegant stance. it's compact, powerful and composed. Very complex, fragrant notes on the nose of orange zest, pepper, cloves and cardamom: It's all really spicy. On the palate, this is elegant and silky with plenty of fine tannin and a structure that's striking for its density. Dark-chocolate flavors are also a prominent feature. This expands vertically on the palate, even if oak ageing has mellowed this nicely all the way up to its creamy finish. A wine of clarity and purity: complex but refined. Drink 2020-2030+.
JLL ***** (12/2015): (From cask, last racked eight months ago). Full, dark red robe. Has a blackberry, plumply fruited bouquet, a pile of layered aromas that are nicely knit with cold tea, crushed fruits. It is more obvious than the nose of the Mouline 2012. This has an expressive opening, carries a juicy abundance, goes into fruit pastille ripeness in its late stages. It is more bountiful than the quiet 2011; I like its free wheeling approach. It is very long. From 2019. |
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2013 |
Cote Rotie La Turque |
$274.95 |
3 |
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WA 95-97 (12/2016): A bigger, richer wine than the La Mouline, the 2013 Côte Rôtie La Turque offers full-bodied, layered and almost decadent notes of blackcurrants, chocolate, cassis and toasted spice. This beauty has building tannic grip, a layered, concentrated mid-palate and serious length—all pointing to a long, healthy life. Forget bottles for 4-5 years and enjoy over the following two decades.
JLL **** (12/2015): Dark red. There are caramel, sweet notes in a very young nose, gives some brandy cake, pulp of berry aromas. The palate holds smoky black cherry fruit with crisp tannins nudging it along. The presence of smoky bacon and melted chocolate in the flavour indicate it is in thrall to its oak raising. This can do quite well – the length is good. It has a steely inner, and more foundation than the 2014 Mouline. |
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2013 |
Cote Rotie La Turque ETA 90-120 Days (6x750ML) |
$1,797.99 |
2 |
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WA 95-97 (12/2016): A bigger, richer wine than the La Mouline, the 2013 Côte Rôtie La Turque offers full-bodied, layered and almost decadent notes of blackcurrants, chocolate, cassis and toasted spice. This beauty has building tannic grip, a layered, concentrated mid-palate and serious length—all pointing to a long, healthy life. Forget bottles for 4-5 years and enjoy over the following two decades.
JLL **** (12/2015): Dark red. There are caramel, sweet notes in a very young nose, gives some brandy cake, pulp of berry aromas. The palate holds smoky black cherry fruit with crisp tannins nudging it along. The presence of smoky bacon and melted chocolate in the flavour indicate it is in thrall to its oak raising. This can do quite well – the length is good. It has a steely inner, and more foundation than the 2014 Mouline. |
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2013 |
Cote Rotie La Turque ETA 90-120 Days (3x750ML) |
$972.99 |
4 |
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WA 95-97 (12/2016): A bigger, richer wine than the La Mouline, the 2013 Côte Rôtie La Turque offers full-bodied, layered and almost decadent notes of blackcurrants, chocolate, cassis and toasted spice. This beauty has building tannic grip, a layered, concentrated mid-palate and serious length—all pointing to a long, healthy life. Forget bottles for 4-5 years and enjoy over the following two decades.
JLL **** (12/2015): Dark red. There are caramel, sweet notes in a very young nose, gives some brandy cake, pulp of berry aromas. The palate holds smoky black cherry fruit with crisp tannins nudging it along. The presence of smoky bacon and melted chocolate in the flavour indicate it is in thrall to its oak raising. This can do quite well – the length is good. It has a steely inner, and more foundation than the 2014 Mouline. |
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2014 |
Cote Rotie La Turque ETA June 2018 |
$307 |
6 |
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JD 94-97 (1/2018): The 2014 Côte Rôtie La Turque offers more obvious structure than the La Mouline, boasting a deep purple color and classic notes of crème de cassis, caramelized blackberries, spice, and toasty oak. It’s full-bodied, straight and focused on the palate, with building tannin, yet is certainly more approachable and sexy than the 2013. It’s a beautiful wine.
WA 94-96 (12/2017): Still in barrel, the 2014 Cote Rotie La Turque shows classy floral aromas and red raspberries upfront, then delivers herbal notes, layers of red fruit and lithe, wiry structure on the medium to full-bodied palate. It manages to be silky in texture yet firm at the same time, concentrated yet seemingly weightless, and long on the finish.
JLL **** (12/2015): Dark red. There are caramel, sweet notes in a very young nose, gives some brandy cake, pulp of berry aromas. The palate holds smoky black cherry fruit with crisp tannins nudging it along. The presence of smoky bacon and melted chocolate in the flavour indicate it is in thrall to its oak raising. This can do quite well - the length is good. It has a steely inner, and more foundation than the 2014 Mouline. From 2020-21. |
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2012 |
Condrieu La Doriane ETA 90-120 Days (6x750ML) |
$711.99 |
1 |
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| WA 98 (12/2013): Even better and a monumental effort, the 2012 Condrieu La Doriane shows the freshness and purity of the vintage, with thrilling minerality that gives lift to stone fruits, citrus, marmalade and assorted floral nuances. Medium to full-bodied, laser-focused and ultra-precise, yet still fantastically textured and long, this is blockbuster stuff that flirts with perfection and should not be missed. |
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