1995 Cote Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis
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One of the treats when tasting through the profound Côte Rôties made by Marcel Guigal was the opportunity to taste all of the bottled 1995's. Reviewed in previous issues, they are even better from bottle than they were during their upbringing (a characteristic of many Guigal wines). The 1995 Côte Rôtie Château dAmpuis is the stuff of legends and is every bit as compelling as readers might expect. This single vineyard wine will have at least 15 years of longevity.
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One of the treats when tasting through the profound Cote Roties made by Marcel Guigal was the opportunity to taste all of the bottled 1995's. Reviewed in previous issues, they are even better from bottle than they were during their upbringing (a characteristic of many Guigal wines). The 1995 Cote Rotie Chateau dAmpuis is the stuff of legends and is every bit as compelling as readers might expect. This single vineyard wine will have at least 15 years of longevity. Oct 1999, www.robertparker.com
Saturated deep ruby. Explosive aromas of sappy, superripe raspberry, tar, spices and Mediterranean herbs. Very sweet and lush in the mouth, with an impressively deep core of spice. Extremely expressive wine, and a very strong debut. But not quite as multifaceted as the three crus, La Mouline, La Turque, and La Landonne. "When you blend six parcels," noted Philippe Guigal matter-of-factly, "you can't have the same complexity as you can with one"-a statement that lurked at the edge of my consciousness through the remainder of my stay in the Rhone Valley.