E.Guigal Cotes du Rhone 2017
- Vintage
- 2017
- Country
- France
- Region
- Rhone
- Size
- 750ml
- Rating
- WA88, WS88
- Grape
- 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre.
Guigal's 2017 Cotes du Rhone will no doubt still be in various international markets for some time to come. It's a charming, easy-to-drink wine, loaded with cherry and berry fruit. Medium to full-bodied, it delivers enough weight, spicy complexity and mouthwatering length to please most consumers. - WA88
Dark in profile, but light on its feet, with a mix of black currant, cherry and blackberry compote flavors, carried by light anise and warm earth notes. A garrigue edge enlivens the finish. Drink now through 2022. - WS88
Deep and dark red in colour. Fresh fruit with red berries and spices. Full, round and racy. Rounded and smooth tannins. A full-bodied, rich and intensely aromatic wine. Overall, full with a long finish and plenty of elegance and finesse due to the well balanced tannins and fruit. - Winemaker's Notes
The Guigal domain was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal in the ancient village of Ampuis, home of the wines of the Cote-Rotie. 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 Cote-Rotie, Hermitage, Saint-Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage.