{"product_id":"e-guigal-cote-rotie-la-turque-2021-750ml","title":"E. Guigal - Côte-Rôtie La Turque 2021 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eProfessional Ratings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e96 Wine Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCreamy, rich, salty and expansive, with waves of warm mocha, winey steeped currant, sweet tapenade and zesty spices. Loamy earth tones, [i]garrigue[n] and toasted brown bread chime in, offering a robe of campfire ash and mesquite throughout. Texturally compelling, with all of its elements integrated, though this will benefit from more time in bottle. Shows freshness on the long, winding finish. Syrah and Viognier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e96 Jeb Dunnuck\u003cbr\u003e\nMore concentrated and darker in style, the La Turque reveals blackberries, smoked meats, and graphite, with a meaty, almost La Landonne-like character. A blend of 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier brought up in new French oak for 42 months, it's medium to full-bodied and concentrated, with terrific mid-palate depth and ripe tannins.\u003cbr\u003e\nBarrel Sample: 94-96\u003cbr\u003e\n96 James Suckling\u003cbr\u003e\nIn spite of the cool 2021 vintage, this complex Cote Rotie has excellent smoke, tar and pepper aromas plus some gingerbread and candied oranges. A very elegant expression of this site that has the concentration we expect, but more restrained power than in hot and dry vintages. Great length, the oak beautifully integrated in the very long, sophisticated finish. From the Cote Brune section of this appellation. Drink or hold.\u003cbr\u003e\n96 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2021 Côte-Rôtie La Turque is highly representative of its terroir despite the challenges of the vintage. Unfurling with aromas of dark fruits, spices, cinnamon, iris and blackberries, it is full-bodied, concentrated and firmly structured, with a deep core of fruit framed by powdery tannins, concluding with a mocha-inflected finish. While it may lack the sheer opulence of sunnier years, it retains impressive depth and authority, and its terroir expression should become even more articulate with time in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e95 Decanter\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is very much on the perfumed, rose-like side of La Turque, along with characteristic star anise, nutmeg, and cinnamon spice, partly from the oak. It’s relatively light in body and concentration this year, but does have a good sense of freshness. More char and spice on the finish, along with vanilla pod. This year it’s actually quite light in tannins, and they are very fine. No hints of greenness, it’s fine and neat. It will be ready relatively early, and is not a vintage for long ageing. Low alcohol. At the beginning of its long maturation in 100% new oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"E. Guigal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48187160920288,"sku":"130951","price":588.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/files\/e--guigal-c-te-r-tie-la-turque_921717a6-d9b8-4b26-8ee4-70d109d2ceee.jpg?v=1764367780","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/e-guigal-cote-rotie-la-turque-2021-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}