Guigal Chateauneuf-du-Pape 1998
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Cellaring: Can be laid down for approximately 15 years. Suggestions for serving: Red meat, game birds and cheese
A blend of 50% Old Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah and others from at least approximately 45 year-old vines.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
There are close to 15,000 cases of the 1998 Chateauneuf du Pape from the Guigal family, and it’s an outstanding Chateauneuf du Pape that’s still going strong today. Garrigue, olive tapenade, currants and sweet cherry fruit all emerge from the glass, and on the palate it’s medium to full-bodied, supple, beautifully fruited and loaded with charm.
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The Guigal domain was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal in the ancient village of Ampuis, home of the wines of the Côte-Rôtie. In these vineyards that are over 2400 years old, you can still see the small terraced walls characteristic of the Roman period. Etienne Guigal arrived in this region in 1923 at the age of 14. He made wine for over 67 vintages and, at the beginning of his career, participated in the development of the Vidal-Fleury establishment.
Despite his young age, Marcel Guigal took over from his father in 1961 when the latter was victim to a brutal illness rendering him blind. Marcel's hard work and perseverance enabled the Guigals to buy out Vidal-Fleury in 1984, although the establishment retains its own identity and commercial autonomy. In 2000, the Guigals purchased the Jean-Louis Grippat estate in Saint-Joseph and Hermitage, as well as the Domaine de Vallouit in Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Saint-Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage.
In the cellars of the Guigal estate in Ampuis, the northern appellations of the Rhône Valley are produced and aged. These are the appellations of Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Hermitage, Saint-Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage. The great appellations of the Southern Rhône, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Tavel and Côtes-du-Rhône, are also aged in the Ampuis cellars.