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E. Guigal Châteauneuf du Pape 2003
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 & Spirits
Guigal is best known for its legendary Cote-Rotie and Hermitage, but the 2003 Châteauneuf-du-Pape fully deserves a place alongside its more renowned siblings, with elegant refinement and subtle, soil-driven intensity. Its dark, pungent flavors of black cherry and spiced plum are richly prominent, constantly referring back to a deeply gripping minerality that tethers the complex aromas of fruit, spice, fresh meat and black tea. It feels like a sphere, seamless and harmonious, staining the palate with its long, fragrant length.
Score: 95.
February
01,
2007.
Wine Advocate
The 2003 Chateauneuf du Pape possesses a deep ruby/purple color as well as a sweet nose of new saddle leather, garrigue, pepper, kirsch, and blackberries. Dense, full-bodied, and tasty, it is best drunk during its first decade of life.
Score: 90.
—Robert Parker,
February
2006.
Wine Spectator
Dough and sweet earth notes lend a slightly firm feel to the roasted plum and currant fruit, which runs through the finish, but turns rigidly tannic. A bit of a gamble to see if it will soften before the fruit fades. Drink now through 2016.
Score: 87.
—James Molesworth,
October
15,
2006.
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