2020 | E. Guigal | Cote Rotie La Landonne

Red Wine: 2020 | E. Guigal | Cote Rotie La Landonne

A massive, powerful and densely packed red, with a pleasingly chewy texture — the kind of wine to eat with a fork. Yet this shows impressive grace despite its weight, with savory earthiness underlying a torrent of bitter cherry, warm spices, mocha and coffee.

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Producer: E. Guigal

Ratings: WA | 100 JS | 99

Vintage: 2020

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Syrah/Shiraz

Country/Region: France, Rhone

A massive, powerful and densely packed red, with a pleasingly chewy texture — the kind of wine to eat with a fork. Yet this shows impressive grace despite its weight, with savory earthiness underlying a torrent of bitter cherry, warm spices, mocha and coffee. Smoky, with cigar and leather accents. The finish goes on and on and on, held together by beautifully sculpted tannins.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The undisputed star of the cellar this vintage (at least at this stage), the 2020 Cote Rotie La Landonne is not only unbelievably complex on the nosewith an awesome stew of vegetal-herbal nuances blended with cassis and smoked meatbut full-bodied, concentrated, velvety-textured and remarkably long and tannic. Patience will be required.

• James Suckling: This is ample, stunning and concentrated, with impressive energy. Dark berries, grilled herbs, stones, leather, undergrowth and loads of baking spices. Full-bodied with fine, sinewy tannins. There is a solid frame of tannins bringing a serious character on the palate. Dense, dark core of blackberries and spices funneling through the palate. Highly textured with incredible drive. Focused and shaped for aging.

Producer Information

The Guigal domain was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal in the ancient village of Ampuis, home of the wines of the Cte-Rtie. 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 Cte-Rtie, Hermitage, Saint-Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage. In the cellars of the Guigal estate in Ampuis, the northern appellations of the Rhne Valley are produced and aged. These are the appellations of Cte-Rtie, Condrieu, Hermitage, Saint-Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage. The great appellations of the Southern Rhne, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Tavel and Ctes-du-Rhne, are also aged in the Ampuis cellars.