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E. Guigal Château d'Ampuis Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2005
If the 2006 represents a 1991-ish feminine offering, the 2005 Cote Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis is a macho, masculine-styled effort. Dense, concentrated, and powerful, with gamy black currant, spice box, bacon fat, and herb notes, this chewy, tannic, enormously promising requires 3-4 years of cellaring, and should drink well over the following two decades or more. Robert Parker
Ratings on Delectable
Conrad Green 
This is quite mute and contained. Clearly good fruit but quite compact. Dark plummy violet fruit. Savory and coiled. Needs time
This is quite mute and contained. Clearly good fruit but quite compact. Dark plummy violet fruit. Savory and coiled. Needs time
9.2
Brash Higgins
Oak still in the foreground, still soft and approachable
Oak still in the foreground, still soft and approachable
9.2
Carlo Mondavi
Owner/Winegrower RAEN Winery, Partner Continuum
2005
2005
9.2
Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe
Bloody meat, dark spice, red and black plums. Great acidity all throughout.
Bloody meat, dark spice, red and black plums. Great acidity all throughout.
9.2Jörgen Lindström Carlvik
Owner, Brix Wine Consultants
Elegant and beautifully built-up with its classic combination of red berries, cassis, all-spice, cloves and bay leafs and meat stock flavors, framed by toasty oak and grainy tannins, finishing fresh and mineral-lazed.
Elegant and beautifully built-up with its classic combination of red berries, cassis, all-spice, cloves and bay leafs and meat stock flavors, framed by toasty oak and grainy tannins, finishing fresh and mineral-lazed.
9.5
Evan Frazier
Owner/Winemaker Ferdinand Wines
The Guigal was the most expensive and the best wine of the flight. Not necessarily my favorite but the best.
The Guigal was the most expensive and the best wine of the flight. Not necessarily my favorite but the best.
8.7
Jon Maxwell
Founder Veritas Wine Consulting
Hmm. Wouldn't think Cote-Rotie in a hundred years. Shocker... Until you find out it's Guigal. Well made, certainly, but big and chocolaty... Cherry candy. Not my cup. Seems it could be from anywhere.
Hmm. Wouldn't think Cote-Rotie in a hundred years. Shocker... Until you find out it's Guigal. Well made, certainly, but big and chocolaty... Cherry candy. Not my cup. Seems it could be from anywhere.
8.1
Aaron Rankin
Ideal partner to grilled lamb chops
Ideal partner to grilled lamb chops
9.2
Evan Bienstock
05 Ampuis, and in a perfect spot. With Coq au Vin... tres bien.
05 Ampuis, and in a perfect spot. With Coq au Vin... tres bien.
9.4Evan Bienstock
2005 in a just perfect spot right now. Soft, elegant, balanced.
2005 in a just perfect spot right now. Soft, elegant, balanced.
9.4
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