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2008 E. Guigal Cote Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis
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2008 E. Guigal Cote Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis

Producer: E. Guigal
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: France
Region: Rhone
Appellation: Cote Rotie

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93 Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2013

Opaque ruby.  Sexy aromas and flavors of candied red and dark berries and floral pastilles, with a bright, spicy overtone.  Juicy and precise, with excellent back-end cut and clarity.  Silky tannins come on late add give grip to a long, spice-dominated finish.  Very suave wine, and approachable already.

92 Points | Wine Spectator
90 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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While the grape is currently grown throughout the world, the most elegant Syrahs still come from the Northern Rhone valley, particularly the appellations of Côte Rôtie, Cornas, and Hermitage. Here, steep, terraced vineyards help produce full-bodied, intense, tannic wines loaded with white pepper and red fruit. In the vineyard, Syrah is largely cooperative- vines are productive, but not overly vigorous. Skins are thick, helping the grape...
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