2005 Cote-Rotie, Hommage a Etienne, Guigal (1.5L)

Vintage: 2005
Format: 1.5L
Wine Name: Cote-Rotie
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Appellation: Cote-Rotie
Producer: E. Guigal
Varietal: Syrah
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Rhone
Sub-Region: Northern Rhone

From James Molesworth of Wine Spectator: "For fun, Philippe let me taste the 2005 Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde Hommage à Étienne Guigal, only the second vintage of the wine ever made, following the 1989. The wine is sourced from the La Pommière portion in the Côte Brune lieu-dit (next to La Turque) and the La Viria portion of the Côte Rozier lieu-dit (neighboring La Landonne). Just one barrel of each of the two vineyard sources was blended together and the wine was only bottled in magnum. It will not be commercialized. It’s dark, with lots of cocoa, musk, coffee and licorice flavors, and a long, toasty, fleshy finish. For those lucky enough to score a magnum of the wine via charity auction perhaps, the wine offers quality in the upper range of outstanding, flirting with classic."