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E. Guigal - Chateauneuf du Pape 2010
- Producer E. Guigal
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Blend
70% Grenache
10% Mourvedre
20% Syrah - Country France
- Region Rhone Valley
- Appellation Chateauneuf Du Pape
- UPC 3 53665 030100 8
Wine
Guigal produces gorgeous, sublime Chateauneuf-du-Pape, with beautiful concentration and impeccable balance, clarity, and silkiness. This wine is the epitome of Guigal’s mastery in “raising” wines, as few producers today take the time to age Chateauneuf in the traditional manner and produce wines integrated, complex and ready to drink on release. Rich and heady when young, the wine will also age and develop for years in bottle. Composed of old vine Grenache (70%), Syrah (20%), Mourvèdre (10%), Guigal’s Chateauneuf offers outstanding quality as well as value.
Viticulture
The vines average 45 years in age, and are planted on the unique stony, red clay soils of the area, producing rich, complex red wines with great aging potential. Yields are low at arnd 2 tons per acre.
Estate
The firm of E. Guigal, located in Ampuis, was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal. Since 1961 his son Marcel has led the estate, and his unparalleled work ethic and dedication to quality have brought attention to Côte-Rôtie and other appellations throughout the Rhone that were in danger of being lost, and lifted the Guigal wines to the pinnacle of the wine world. Today, Marcel's son Philippe serves as Director and Oenologist, continuing the tradition of leadership in the Rhone Valley and uncompromising excellence.
Vinification
Guigal rigorously selects wines from high quality growers that they then age in their cellars in Ampuis. They purchase as soon as possible after harvest, often before malolactic fermentation is finished, so that they can select what they believe are lots with the potential to become great
wine. The long ageing process Guigal gives their Chateauneufs then gives these wines beautiful texture and harmony. Their Chateauneufs spend a minimum of 2-3 years in large oak casks, followed by extended bottle aging.