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E. Guigal

1985 E. Guigal, Cote Rotie, La Mouline

France Syrah Rhone Cote Rotie 750ML

Wine Advocate

100

Vinous

96

CellarTracker

96
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1985 E. Guigal, Cote Rotie, La Mouline
E. Guigal

1985 E. Guigal, Cote Rotie, La Mouline

France Syrah Rhone Cote Rotie 750ML

Wine Advocate

100

Vinous

96

CellarTracker

96
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The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

100

One of the all-time great La Moulines, this still youthful and unevolved wine does not have the tannic ferocity of the 1988, or the sheer force and intensity of the 1978, 1976, and 1969, but it represents the epitome of this single-vineyard wine. Everything fits perfectly in this full-bodied, black/purple-colored wine that reveals no garnet or amber at the edge of its color. The nose offers up a formidable array of overripe black raspberries and cherries intertwined with scents of cedar, chocolate, olives, and toast. Extremely full-bodied, with an unctuosity and opulence that must be tasted to be believed, this velvety-textured wine's finish lasts for over a minute. It is one of the most concentrated but profoundly endowed and well-balanced wines I have ever tasted. Like so many of the wines Guigal has produced from this vineyard, no matter how hard one tries to articulate its glories, words are simply inadequate. The 1985 is just beginning to achieve full maturity, where it should remain for another 15 + years. Anticipated maturity: now-2012. Last tasted 8/96.

Vinous

Vinous

96

Deep, bright red. Sauvage, wonderfully complex aromas of raspberry, underbrush, truffle, gunflint and pepper; a real perfume of the earth. Huge and sweet, with a slightly roasted, liqueur-like character and great intensity of still-youthful dark berry flavor. This has amazing backbone and grip for a 17-year-old Cote-Rotie. Sappy, very long finish combines classic syrah pepper and hints of superripeness. Should go on for many years more.

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The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

100

One of the all-time great La Moulines, this still youthful and unevolved wine does not have the tannic ferocity of the 1988, or the sheer force and intensity of the 1978, 1976, and 1969, but it represents the epitome of this single-vineyard wine. Everything fits perfectly in this full-bodied, black/purple-colored wine that reveals no garnet or amber at the edge of its color. The nose offers up a formidable array of overripe black raspberries and cherries intertwined with scents of cedar, chocolate, olives, and toast. Extremely full-bodied, with an unctuosity and opulence that must be tasted to be believed, this velvety-textured wine's finish lasts for over a minute. It is one of the most concentrated but profoundly endowed and well-balanced wines I have ever tasted. Like so many of the wines Guigal has produced from this vineyard, no matter how hard one tries to articulate its glories, words are simply inadequate. The 1985 is just beginning to achieve full maturity, where it should remain for another 15 + years. Anticipated maturity: now-2012. Last tasted 8/96.

Vinous

Vinous

96

Deep, bright red. Sauvage, wonderfully complex aromas of raspberry, underbrush, truffle, gunflint and pepper; a real perfume of the earth. Huge and sweet, with a slightly roasted, liqueur-like character and great intensity of still-youthful dark berry flavor. This has amazing backbone and grip for a 17-year-old Cote-Rotie. Sappy, very long finish combines classic syrah pepper and hints of superripeness. Should go on for many years more.