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Rated 95 - All of the classic Cote-Rotie aromas (leather, smoked bacon, spices and black cherry) pour from the glass...
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Rated 95 - Inky ruby. Vibrant, spice-accented cherry and boysenberry scents are complicated by hints of black pepper,...
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Red
750ml
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Rated 95 - Inky ruby. Vibrant, spice-accented cherry and boysenberry scents are complicated by hints of black pepper,...
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750ml
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Rated 94 - In a completely different style to the 2016s, the 2017 Hermitage comes from a ripe, sexy vintage for...
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Red
750ml
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Rated 94 - Moving to the Hermitage releases, the 2018 Hermitage is terrific, and readers will love to have bottles in...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $77.52
Rated 95 - All of the classic Cote-Rotie aromas (leather, smoked bacon, spices and black cherry) pour from the glass...
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750ml - Case of 12
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Rated 95 - Inky ruby. Vibrant, spice-accented cherry and boysenberry scents are complicated by hints of black pepper,...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Rated 95 - Inky ruby. Vibrant, spice-accented cherry and boysenberry scents are complicated by hints of black pepper,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $190.39
Rated 96 - A wine I’ve been lucky enough to have numerous times recently, the 2003 Cote Rotie Chateau d’Ampuis is...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $190.47
Rated 99 - More closed than when I tasted it earlier this year, the 2010 Cote Rotie Chateau d’Ampuis is an...
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Rated 99 - More closed than when I tasted it earlier this year, the 2010 Cote Rotie Chateau d’Ampuis is an...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $170.95
Rated 99 - More closed than when I tasted it earlier this year, the 2010 Cote Rotie Chateau d’Ampuis is an...
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Bottle: $115.95
Rated 94 - Very focused, with a lovely beam of lightly steeped red currant, bitter cherry and plum fruit flavors that...
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Rated 97 - The nose has a complex array of fine-ground eastern spices, strong cardamom, fine dark chocolate and ripe...
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Rated 95 - Solidly built, with a compact core of steeped currant and plum fruit flavors liberally laced with singed...
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Bottle: $230.95
Rated 97 - I loved the 2015 Côte Rôtie Château D'Ampuis from barrel, and this beauty does not disappoint from...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Rated 97 - I loved the 2015 Côte Rôtie Château D'Ampuis from barrel, and this beauty does not disappoint from...
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Bottle: $210.95
Rated 96 - Moving to the top Côte Rôties, the 2016 Côte Rôtie Chateau D'Ampuis comes from a blend of top sites (7...
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750ml - Case of 12
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Rated 96 - Moving to the top Côte Rôties, the 2016 Côte Rôtie Chateau D'Ampuis comes from a blend of top sites (7...
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Rated 97 - I loved the 2017 Côte Rôtie Château D'Ampuis. This brilliant wine is as seamless and sexy as they come,...
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The story behind E. Guigal winery is a long and fascinating one, which takes in much of the modern history of the Rhone Valley. This special part of France has always been associated with some of the country’s finest wines, and this in part is due to wineries such as E. Guigal. The story begins in the 1930s, when young Etienne Guigal was sent off by his family to work in the mines, but fearing for his safety, he instead chose to pick apricots in Ampuis, and felt far more comfortable in the fields than he ever did underground. At the age of 14, his older brother secured him work in Vidal Fleury - the most prominent and famous of Rhone wineries at the time - and he quickly developed a passion for viticulture that saw him rise through the ranks over the course of fifteen years. By 1946, he was ready to set up his own winery, determined to maintain the reputation of the Rhone Valley which had slipped during the wartime years.

The winery was passed to Etienne’s son, Marcel, who took E. Guigal from strength to strength, bringing attention back to the beautiful sub-region of Cotes-Rotie, a historic wine region which had been a centre of oenology for two and a half thousand years before falling out of favor in the early twentieth century. Marcel passed the torch to his own son, Phillipe, who continues to work as head vintner and oenologist at E. Guigal to this day.

This particular winery is one which is dedicated to the utmost in excellence, and uses the skills and knowledge gained over three hard-working generations to produce wines which are the very essence of the best Rhone appellations. Part of this dedication to perfection is due to the fact that E. Guigal is extremely particular about which vineyards are purchased - they have a determination to only use land which is capable of producing the finest wines worthy of their name. With viticultural methods that favor long term excellence over short term results, steeply sloping vineyards which reveal low-yielding, highly expressive grapes and traditional techniques, E. Guigal is rightly recognized as one of the finest wineries the Rhone Valley has ever seen.