Cote Rotie La Turque Guigal 2018
Cote Rotie La Turque Guigal 2018 is a dry, very full-bodied red from Syrah (Côte-Rôtie, France), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are firm and acidity moderate; oak influence is some. Good with lamb, beef stew, steak, venison. Cheapest offer £345.00 at Hedonism Wines.
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| Cote Rotie La Turque Guigal 2019 E. Guigal · Rhône | £345.00 |
Founded in 1946, Domaine Guigal is one of the most revered and unwaveringly consistent estates in the Rhône Valley and is often seen as a benchmark for quality Côte-Rôtie. The top three wines from Guigal are known affectionately in some circles as the La La’s, which is short for La Landonne, La Mouline and La Turque. The 2018 vintage was reviewed by the critic Jeb Dunnuck as follows, `The 2018 Côte Rôtie La Turque offers meatier, more savory, mineral-driven aromatics yet has an incredible core of pure cassis and darker fruits. A straight-up massive wine, it has a stacked mid-palate, terrific freshness, and again, a purity of fruit that’s just off the chart. Despite its overall size and richness, it’s weightless and as graceful as a ballerina. It always needs more time to come around compared to the La Mouline and generally starts to drink beautifully a decade after the vintage.`