Côte-Rôtie Brune & Blonde de Guigal

« Vintage after vintage, the Collection wines have become symbols which perfectly illustrate the family’s ethos of supreme quality. Careful ageing, together with the meticulous attention paid every day by Marcel and Philippe Guigal to the selection and blending processes, bring to the fore the consistency and excellence of the great appellations of the Rhône Valley ».
This classic wine of the estate and of the appellation is an archetypal expression of the finesse and elegance of the wines of Côte-Rôtie.
Côte-Rôtie - Brune et Blonde - Red - GUIGAL wines

Technical Specifications

Soil Type

Plots on steep slopes Côte Blonde : Silicone limestone soil Côte Brune : soil rich in iron oxyde.

Grape Varieties

96% Syrah, 4% Viognier.

Average age of vines

35 years.

Average yields

37 Hl / hectare.

Winemaking

Closed stainless steel tanks. Automatic punching down and temperature controlled fermentation. Average 3 weeks in tanks.

Ageing

Aged for 38 months in oak barrels, 50% of which were new.

Tasting

Eye: Dark ruby red.
Nose: Spices, red berries and delicate oak aromas.
Palate: Round soft tannins. Aromas of rasberry, blackberry and vanilla.
Overall: Balance between scarcely perceptible acidity and tannins which add ageing potential and softened by long ageing in oak.

Service Temperature

16°C to 18°C.

Ageing potential

15 years.

Food and wine matching

Small game, red meat and cheese.

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