E. Guigal, Cote Rotie, Chateau d'Ampuis 2010
Standard - 75cl
Stock location: United Kingdom
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- Vintage2010
- ColourRed
- ProducerE. Guigal
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhone
- Sub RegionCote Rotie
- DesignationAOP
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV13.5
- LWIN11131722010
- Avg. Critic Score4.4★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
More closed than when I tasted it earlier this year, the 2010 Cote Rotie Chateau d’Ampuis is an incredible effort that’s made from 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier. Coming from the estate’s top sites and aged 38 months in new oak, it has no problem standing beside the top three single-vineyard releases. Crème de cassis, vanilla bean, smoked meats and licorice all flow to a full-bodied, beautifully concentrated, structured Cote Rotie that needs another 5-6 years of bottle age, but will keep for 2-3 decades.
- Drinking Window: 2019 - 2035
- Reviewer Name: Jeb Dunnuck
- Review Date: December 2014
The 2010 Côte-Rôtie Château d’Ampuis is very high-toned on the nose with a little more VA than I would like, aniseed and liquorice infusing the mixture of blue and black fruit. Yet the palate shows much better balance and composure, finely-knit tannins, broad-shouldered with black truffle and kirsch on the dense and impactful finish. Again, this obviously requires more time in the cellar, but there is a lot of potential as long as the aromatics can muster more composure. I speculate that there is bottle variation here?
- Drinking Window: 2025 - 2045
- Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
- Review Date: March 2023