Maison Guigal makes a variety of wines within the Rhone Valley. This Cotes du Rhone bottling is one in all its most inexpensive and broadly obtainable. Let’s attempt the newest classic, 2018.
The wine is sort of intense — and extra so than I used to be anticipating. Traditional syrah-forward notes of turned earth and roast meats meld effectively with components of blackberry and virtually pruny plums, with gentle touches of licorice sweet and a sweeter raspberry notice coming to bear later within the sport. The wine reveals greatest with meals, its savory notes mellowing into the richness of a meal. It’s a stable purchase at this worth, should you’re in search of one thing with extra gravitas than the everyday sub-$20 bottle.
B+ / $17 / guigal.com
2018 E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone
$17
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