TN: 2003 E. Guigal St. Joseph (France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph)

ToddFrench · July 16, 2009, 5:36am

2003 E. Guigal St. Joseph - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph (7/15/2009)
In a good space now. Cigar box, dark berries, black cherry, and cured meat on the nose - very nice. Medium bodied, relatively heavy mouthfeel, a good dose of tobacco, pepper, red fruits, and still gripping, but semi-rounded tannic structure. Finish is a bit on the short side yet, but still pleasant. I’m liking where these are heading. (91 pts.)

Jason_Hagen · July 16, 2009, 5:11pm

Sounds very nice for an 03 St Joseph. Thanks for the note.

J

J_e_r_e_m_y_Hannah · July 17, 2009, 7:08pm

I was buying this by the truckload when it was on clearance at Wine Exchange awhile back for $13. Really excellent stuff for the money. As one of my notes on CT states…“should have bought more…”

Ain’t that always the case?

ToddFrench · July 17, 2009, 8:54pm

I bought half a case at that sale - it KILLS for that price, so much so that I forgot I purchased them at $13 each. I was thinking more the $25-30 range.

J_e_r_e_m_y_Hannah · July 17, 2009, 9:31pm

I picked up about the same, and at regular price this is about where it was before they slashed it to clear it out.

I killed all of mine some time ago, though.