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E. Guigal La Landonne Côte-Rotie Syrah 1988
An opaque purple color and a closed but exciting nose of truffles, minerals, Asian spices, and fruitcake. When the wine hits the mouth with its enormous weight and extraction of flavor, one can't help but be seduced by such enormous richness and purity. Nevertheless, there is still a remarkably high level of tannin (sweet rather than astringent), a youthful, unevolved fruit character, and flavors that stain the palate. After tasting this wine, one feels like brushing one's teeth ... it is that rich. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2030. Robert Parker
Ratings on Delectable
Conrad Green 
Deep iron fruit. Leather and some tobacco and dried herbs. The palate is spectacular with spice, dark fruit. Tangy edges. This is really intense and long.
Deep iron fruit. Leather and some tobacco and dried herbs. The palate is spectacular with spice, dark fruit. Tangy edges. This is really intense and long.
9.6
Seth Morgen Long
Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long
Quite oaken still, dark and brooding, fat and warm, dark fruited, soft. Not tired but not intriguing whatsoever
Quite oaken still, dark and brooding, fat and warm, dark fruited, soft. Not tired but not intriguing whatsoever
8.5
George Chen
Still extremely youthful with spice, tannins and acid very forward. This bottle looks like undisturbed but dropped significant sediment. Very focused nose and took time to open...should have decanted! But 6 folks tasting and it was impromptu without proper facilities at my conference room at China Live this afternoon with collector Jerry Tan.
Still extremely youthful with spice, tannins and acid very forward. This bottle looks like undisturbed but dropped significant sediment. Very focused nose and took time to open...should have decanted! But 6 folks tasting and it was impromptu without proper facilities at my conference room at China Live this afternoon with collector Jerry Tan.
9.3Mitja Sirk
Production La Subida, Aceto Sirk
What a wine!!!!
What a wine!!!!
9.4
Robert Cunningham
Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop
An exceptional wine. Rich, powerful, integrated, elegant, earthy, complex. An exceptional effort by Guigal.
An exceptional wine. Rich, powerful, integrated, elegant, earthy, complex. An exceptional effort by Guigal.
9.7
Jerald Xu
Incredible bottle. Lots of black fruit and spices. This beautiful purple hue. Worth trying
Incredible bottle. Lots of black fruit and spices. This beautiful purple hue. Worth trying
9.8Jerald Xu
Still plenty of life. Strong aromas. Dark cherry and almost tart notes
Still plenty of life. Strong aromas. Dark cherry and almost tart notes
9.4Conrad Green
Wonderful intense blue fruit. A lift of sappy acidity and huge depth. Seductive and lush with transparent wonderful fruit. Wow
Wonderful intense blue fruit. A lift of sappy acidity and huge depth. Seductive and lush with transparent wonderful fruit. Wow
9.8
Jason Berry
Corked!
Corked!
Nitin Khanna
1988
1988
9.6
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