Silent Lot 321
E. GUIGAL CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE 1999
 6-750 ml bottles total
Wine Spectator Top 100 in 2002, Rank: 1
In John Livingstone-Learmonth’s essential “Wines of the Northern RhĂ´ne”, the author describes Marcel Guigal as “the pivot of the appellation“. Guigal is the axis upon which the northern RhĂ´ne rests, a producer whose wines transcend all levels of the hierarchy, from simple, quaffing CĂ´tes de RhĂ´ne that cluster en masse on supermarket shelves, right up to the three single vineyard CĂ´te-RĂ´ties produced in miniscule quantities hunted by collectors and aficionados the world over.
Distinctive Châteauneuf, with plenty of wild mushrooms, wet earth, game and leather. This is not a fruit bomb; it has chewy tannins. But underneath is wonderful sweet fruit, as well as a subtle mineral caress. Something special! WS 93
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