2001 E. Guigal Châteauneuf-du-Pape- France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape (5/11/2009)
A lighter weight CdP, no question. I’m getting some good meatiness, red fruits (especially plum), and a good dose of bacon on both the nose and the palate. It is light in texture, however, but does gain a bit of oomph in the finish. I’m enjoying it, and for what I paid I have no issues with it, although I was definitely expecting something a bit grander in scale. They will be consumed in the short term and should work well with many foods. (90 pts.)
I tasted the wine shortly after it was shipped to my State it it looked like it had a nice future. I bought six and it just plain sucked. Weak, diluted and fruit of the loom.
I gave them away to the unsophisticated in my life.
Jack, Dennis, and others - Any experiences with Guigal’s '01 Gigondas? I’ve not had it, and a local wine store just picked up a number of cases of the wine in a .375 format, selling it for about $10 a bottle. I keep forgetting to pick some up to try (it’s in a center aisle and not with the other Rhones) but I’m making a note to buy a bottle to try. Just curious.
Bought 4, hated 2, got 2 left, because WHY open them? Honestly, I have never had a Guigal I have liked, from either CdP or Cote Rotie, and the cheaper ones are oh so much worse. Probably they all come from France. [suicide.gif]
I haven’t had a lot of them, but CdP is the Guigal wine I like least. Fortunately, I only bought a single bottle of the 2001. Nothing overtly wrong with it, just kind of blah.
That sounds more like my notes - nice, enjoyable, but not complex or earth-shattering. The majority seems to take it more of a ‘stay the hell away - this wine is disgusting’ path.