Estimate
Fragrant aromas of fresh red fruits, potpourri and smoky minerals; a hint of allspice emerges with air. Silky and focused on the palate, offering vibrant raspberry and cherry liqueur flavors and a bracing jolt of spicy white pepper. Very suave, open-knit Châteauneuf, with bright closing lift and gentle tannic grip on the fruit-driven, persistent finish.
This is an old-school version, with bay leaf, cedar and leather notes running in lockstep with dried red currant, cherry and plum fruit flavors. Accents of brick dust, sage and cedar score the finish...
Peppery herbs, lots of garrigue, saddle leather, and darker fruits emerge from this complex, medium-bodied effort...
Confected cherry fruit, sweet and rich on the palate. Light intensity for Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Delicacy and elegance here – perhaps unusually restrained oak for the Guigal house style. Delicate, simple fragrance on the palate.