A truely lovely wine even if its only a CDr from Guigal.

Deep ruby colour with a touch of brown on the edge, lovely powerful nose with sweet farmyard scent, a pinch of tabacco too.
The taste is reasonably long with deep blackberries slighty sweet at the end.
A lot of sediment near the end.

I am never disappointed with his wines !!
Anyone had anything from Giigal recently ??

Regards
Richard

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He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.

I always drink this basic too early.

Buy the '05 at Waitrose when it's on offer. Then lock-up for a while. The basic can go to sleep in the interim, so dont buy indifferent vintages if you want to play this waiting game..

1998 and 2000 & 2001 very good
2005 good.

2007 medium term waiting

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Duncan

Dunc,

I keep seeing the 2006 on offer.
Worth buying a few for the back of the cellar or drinking now ??

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He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.

Anyone had anything from Giigal recently ??


I used to love this wine and it over-performed for the price, but have got into a "I hate CdR" rut and so haven't had any for quite a while. There's an enormous amount of rubbish out there.

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mel

But then came the hard mouth '06s

Mel we have reviewed a few good and ripe '07's while you were partly out of action. Bonpas 07 for £4.49 was exceptional value

Beleruche 07 a ripe NW style from Chapoutier - very easy, but not stupid.
Plan de Papes '07 good and excellent value when found for a fiver
Guigal '05 firmer and not quite so imediately seductive - but good keeping.
Perrin village Reserve '07 very nice indeed, but nearly £11
Waitrose Vinsobles (spelling) cellar de Dauphin '07 quite nice as well

Rich - I dont have any Guigal '06 in my cellar. That tells me I did not want to keep any. The ole memory says - it was hard and too dry and savoury early on. So the fruit falls off and you get a real puckering as an Apero - why bother when other '07s are on the go.

However, things do sometimes turn favourable........

Of the Guigal CdR '06 - Rich, please report back here if you pick one - if only to confirm my suspicions or Otherwise

Waitrose were trying to move a huge quantity of the '06 here at my local, mixed into with their mediteranean week.

I also want to know if the Guigal 07 is ripe like the earlier released brands we have sampled. Then you just might have something nearer to the 98's but 'a point earlier.

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