2011 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque
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A sunny, sexy, irresistible example of this cuvée, the 2011 Côte Rôtie La Turque has been relatively accessible since release and is starting to come around and show maturity, although it’s still youthful. Rocking notes of cured meats, cocoa powder, truffle, and spiced olive notes all dominate the bouquet, and it’s full-bodied, opulent, and seamless on the palate. It doesn’t have the sheer density of the 2009, 2010, or 2015, but it’s flawlessly balanced, incredibly complex, and just a heavenly Côte Rôtie. Drink bottles any time over the coming 20-25 years or so.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2011 Cote Rotie la Turque is about as seamless and sexy as wine gets, and this cuvee continues to put on weight and richness with every passing year. Offering a monstrous nose of Asian spices, kirsch liqueur, blackcurrants, pepper and smoked meats, this full-bodied Cote Rotie has layers of sweet tannin, no hard edges and a killer finish. It's already hard to resist today, but has three decades of prime drinking to go.
(aged for 42 months in new oak): Inky ruby. A highly complex bouquet evokes candied dark berries, cherry cola, incense and potpourri. Offers intense, seductively sweet black and blue fruit, cola and violet pastille flavors enlivened by juicy acidity and peppery spices. Closes extremely long and juicy, displaying a bright mineral quality and building tannins and leaving behind a suave floral note.
Bright violet color. Deeply pitched, delineated black and blue fruit aromas are lifted by smoky mineral and floral accents. Broad and fleshy on the palate, offering intense boysenberry and cassis flavors and a bright spicy flourish. Betrays no rough edges and finishes supple, smoky and very long, with repeating floral character and mounting tannins.