E. Guigal - Chateauneuf du Pape 2011 | Monsieur Touton Selection

Food pairing

Red meat, game bird and cheese.

Tasting notes

Eye: Deep dark red.
Nose: Spices and mature red fruits.
Palate: Round tannins with powerful complexity. A rich unctuous wine with notes of mature plums, hazelnuts and red fruits.
Overall: Very rich wine full of harmony and balance.

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.

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.

Soil type

Round pebbles and red clay.

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.

Winemaking

Traditional winemaking with temperature controlled alcoholic fermentation. 3 weeks maceration in tanks.
Ageing: 2 years in oak foudres.

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