Cote-Rotie E Guigal Vintage 2008

Cote-Rotie E Guigal Vintage 2008The well know producer of great Rhone wines at all levels from their excellent Cotes Du Rhone to Hermitage. This cuvee made from grapes grown on both Cote Brune and Cote Blonde. Typical blend predominantly Syrah with a little Viognier. 75cl Bottle. Abv 13. 5% Bottle condition, Capsule good, label good, wine level high fill.

first released in 2008 after 6 years in bottle to great acclaim

An estate sadly no longer in existence

From crisp whites to robust reds and everything in between

The winter had been colder than usual

wine level mid shoulder or better

but no rush

A merchant bottling of what is now considered one of the best plots in the Cote de Nuits

it being absorbed into another estate

St Annaberg is a single vineyard within Herrnsheime in the Pfaiz region of Germany

Situated in Tuscany and probably Italy's most famous wine region

Shafer began life in 1972 when John Shafer arrived in Napa with the hope of growing his own wine

One of the most well known and largest producers in Spain that was established in 1870