Guigal Chateau D'Ampuis Cote Rotie 2007
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Guigal Chateau D'Ampuis Cote Rotie 2007
Syrah/Shiraz from Cote Rotie, Rhone, France
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
winemaker's notes:
Chateau d'Ampuis is produced in much the same manner as Guigal's Cru Cote Roties. The wine is aged in new barriques for 36 months, with one racking per year before assembly and bottling, without fining or filtration. Composed of Syrah (93%) and Viognier (7%), the bottled wine is harmonious and round, less assertive than the single vineyard wines, but more forward, velvety, and complex. While it has joined the 'pantheon' of Guigal collectibles, it is happily in somewhat greater supply than the single vineyard wines, less expensive, easier to appreciate in its youth, but will nonetheless will repay long ageing.
alcohol by volume:
14.0%
critical acclaim:
"Very dense, with espresso, maduro tobacco and a strong tarry edge leading the way for now, while a core of plum cake, hoisin sauce and steeped black currant broods in the background. The dense, ganache-filled finish demands cellaring. This is just a half step behind the La La bottlings now. Very impressive. Best from 2013 through 2024."
95 Points
Wine Spectator
"As I have mentioned before, the Cote Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis is a blend of some of the very best sites the Guigal family owns in Cote Rotie. This cuvee is aged 38 months in 100% new oak casks, and about 2,000 cases are produced. The component parts include the famed vineyards of La Garde, L'Enclos, Grande-Plantee, Pommiere, Pavillon, Le Moulin and more recently, La Viria, which I still believe will turn out to be Guigal's fourth single vineyard Cote Rotie when Marcel and his son, Philippe, decide it can stand alone. A super effort, the 2007 reveals notes of black raspberries, ground pepper, lard, roasted coffee, herbs and cassis as well as hints of licorice and tapenade, and sweet tannin. It is one of the most aromatically complex Chateau d’Ampuis Cote Roties I have ever tasted. The silkiness of the tannins and the up-front forwardness of the wine suggest it should be drunk over the next 10-12 years.
Range: 92-94"
94 Points
The Wine Advocate
"Bright ruby. High-pitched aromas of raspberry, cherry and potpourri, with a note of spice cake that gains volume with air. Lively and focused on the palate, which offers sweet red fruit and floral pastille flavors as well as hints of cracked pepper and smoky herbs. Shows plenty of complexity now, with very good finishing clarity and spicy persistence. This wine displays the elegant, approachable character of the vintage."
92 Points
International Wine Cellar
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