This product is no longer available. Please choose another vintage above.
E. Guigal - Brune et Blonde de Guigal 2014
- Producer E. Guigal
-
Blend
96% Syrah
4% Viognier - Country France
- Region Rhone Valley
- Appellation Cote Rotie
- UPC 3 53665010200 1
Winery Technical Data
Soil type
Plots on steep slopes Cote Blonde : Silicone limestone soil Cote Brune : soil rich in iron oxyde
Grape variety
96% Syrah, 4% Viognier
Average age of vines
35 years
Winemaking
Closed stainless steel tanks. Automatic punching down and temperature controlled fermentaion. Average 3 weeks in tanks.
Ageing
36 months in oak barrels - 50% new oak
Average yield
39 Hl /hectare
Tasting
Color: 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
The 2014 Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde continues to show well, with medium-bodied richness, fine tannin and classic Cote Rotie notes of black raspberries, peach, spring flowers and olives. It will drink nicely on release.
Consumption
A boire/à garder
Serving temperature
16°C to 18 Celsius
Ageing potential
10 years
Food and wine matching
Small game, red meat and cheese.
Plots on steep slopes Cote Blonde : Silicone limestone soil Cote Brune : soil rich in iron oxyde
Grape variety
96% Syrah, 4% Viognier
Average age of vines
35 years
Winemaking
Closed stainless steel tanks. Automatic punching down and temperature controlled fermentaion. Average 3 weeks in tanks.
Ageing
36 months in oak barrels - 50% new oak
Average yield
39 Hl /hectare
Tasting
Color: 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
The 2014 Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde continues to show well, with medium-bodied richness, fine tannin and classic Cote Rotie notes of black raspberries, peach, spring flowers and olives. It will drink nicely on release.
Consumption
A boire/à garder
Serving temperature
16°C to 18 Celsius
Ageing potential
10 years
Food and wine matching
Small game, red meat and cheese.
