E. Guigal Château d'Ampuis 2011

Château d'Ampuis 2014: concentrated and muscular

Consisting of Syrah (93%) and Viognier (7%), Château Côte Rôtie Ampuis 2014 Guigal area is a true treasure from vines already planted in the sixteenth century. Vinified in stainless steel, it has a unique breeding of 38 months in new oak barrels. Visually, it is adorned with a dark and deep color that appear purple reflections. The nose is an elegant wine that unfolds. Spices jump nose, accompanied by beautiful black fruits ripe, and some delicate touches of oak. On the palate the wine is concentrated and muscular. Candied fruits such as plum and blackberry passionately intermingle with aromas of vanilla. The tannins are tight, solid, but melted and softened by prolonged breeding undergrowth.

Drink or keep: 2019 - 2029
PAIRING: Game, red meats and cheeses.

TASTING NOTES OF E. Guigal Château D'Ampuis Côte Rotie 2011:
- View: dark and deep, mauve tints.
- Nose: excellent perfume cured meats, vanilla, sweet blackcurrant and graphite.
- Mouth: medium to full-bodied, mature, pleasant.

APPELLATION: Côte Rotie.
VINES: E. Guigal
GRAPES: Syrah 93%, 7% Viognier.

PAIRING: game, red meats and cheeses.
TEMPERATURE: 16-18 °C
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5%

We paired it with meat but I would have prefered to pair it with another dish. I usually preserve E. Guigal Château D'Ampuis for special people.
Cherry colour, low layer. First of all, you'll perceive a raspberry flavour. Very soft.

The Guigal Estate was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal in Ampuis, a small ancient village and cradle of the Côte-Rôtie appellation. It shelters a unique vineyard where the vines and the wines have been famous for 2, 400 years. Arriving in 1924 at 14 years old, the founder vinfied 67 harvests in Côte-Rôtie and, at the beginning of his career, took part in the development of Vidal-Fleury establishment.

Grapes: 95% Syrah - 5% Viognier

Country: France - Rhone Valley

Contents: 0, 75 l
The Domaine Guigal is at Ampuis, was established in 1946 by Etienne Guigal, followed by the direction of his son Marcel with his wife Bernadette, now joined by his son Philippe and his wife Eve. Marcel Guigal is a member of the Institut National des Appelations of Origin in 1990 and was awarded the Legion d'Honneur for the merits acquired in the wine world. The headquarters of the cellar at the Château d'Ampuis - castle of Roman origin later rebuilt and lived by nobles and kings of France - acquired by the family in 1995 and saved from the ruins thanks to a meticulous renovation. Always at the Château d'Ampuis it is headquartered private tonnellerie, which allows Guigal to run through this craft and ancestral work an additional technical control over the quality, seasoning and toasting of the wood used for the aging of its wines. The production takes place instead in the cellars of the old center of the village of Ampuis, the ideal place for the vinification and aging due to its constant temperature throughout the year. Guigal has very prestigious vineyards and draws in part to the grape market, thus producing wines both belonging to the northern denominations and to those of the southern Rhone Valley, namely: Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Tavel and Côtes-du-Rhône

Visual: dark and deep color. Purple reflections. Nose: Spices, black fruits and delicate oak aromas. The nose is dense, expressive and intense. Palate: tannic and thoroughbred wine. Aromas of prunes, blackberries and vanilla. Powerful mouth, concentrated and structured. Set: wine made of a muscular and tannic vintage wrought by a warm climate. The tannins are very strong but softened by a long oak maturation.