JD
97+
Jeb Dunnuck
RP
98+
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
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E. Guigal Cote Rotie 'La Mouline' 2018

Product description

Ruby red with red vermillion tints. Aromas of small red fruits, blackberry and floral violet aromas.Intensely aromatic, powerful but full of finesse. Supple with balance between the finesse of the aromas and an explosive richness due to the concentration of the wine. Greatly expressive of the terroir. A feminine wine with a voluptuous silky texture and intense aromas.

Blend: 89% Syrah, 11% Viognier

97+ Points - Jeb Dunnuck (Barrel Sample)

Scheduled to be bottled early in 2022, the 2018 Côte Rôtie La Mouline is a blockbuster of a wine offering full-bodied aromas and flavors of black raspberries, cassis, spring flowers, espresso, and violets. Coming from a steep, terraced, warmer terroir and fermented with 10% Viognier, it’s always the sexiest, more exotic, and seamless, as well as approachable, of the flagship releases. The 2018 will unquestionably pure a smile on your face as soon as it’s released, but it will ideally be given 7-8 years of bottle age and drunk over the following 30+ years.

98+ Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Barrel Sample)

The 2018 Cote Rotie La Mouline is immensely seductive, offering up enticing notes of floral potpourri and red berries on the nose. Those strawberries and raspberries persist onto the full-bodied palate and through the long, lush finish, buoyed by supple, creamy-textured tannins. This is the most complete, compelling vintage of La Mouline I've tasted.