94 points Jeb Dunnuck: "Another incredible base wine is the 2018 Côte Rôtie Brune Et Blonde, which comes from multiple terroirs spread throughout the appellation. It shines for its elegance and finesse and is more medium-bodied, yet brings beautiful fruit, seamless tannins, and classic Côte Rôtie aromas and flavors. The purity of fruit is truly something. It’s drinking brilliantly today and will be drinking brilliantly in 10-15 years as well. (2/16/22) "
93 points Wine Spectator: "[$90 list] This pushes lots of alder, incense and singed tobacco notes to the fore, with commensurate cherry and red currant paste flavors following behind that, finishing with perfume and red tea accents. This is not shy with its oak treatment and very nicely done. Best from 2022 through 2034. 500 cases imported. (2/28/22)"
91-93 points Joe Czerwinski (Wine Advocate): "A bit more concentrated and powerful than the 2016 and 2017 versions, the 2018 Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde looks as if it could rival the 2015. Mixed blueberries and raspberries suffuse the nose of this full-bodied, velvety-textured beauty. Long and rich, it adds hints of espresso on the finish. Drink: 2022-2035. (Dec 2019)"
92+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "It seems to me that the 2018 vintage is the first to bear this slightly different label of 'Brune et Blonde de Guigal' for this cuvée, which had previously been labeled as 'Brune et Blonde' dating back at least to the first vintage I purchased of this wine, which was the 1978. As I have mentioned before, I used to buy this wine by the case in every good vintage and it has always been an excellent example. The 2018 is no exception, offering a deep and complex aromatic constellation of red and black raspberries, smoked meats, pepper, a complex base of soil tones, lovely spice elements, woodsmoke and a topnote of cedary oak. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, focused and quite light on its feet for a 2018, with a lovely core of fruit, excellent stony undertow, impressive focus and grip and a long, complex and ripely tannic finish. This is young and needs some bottle age, but it will be an excellent wine in due course. 2030-2075. (Jul/Aug 2021)"
92 points Wine & Spirits: "Guigal’s basic Côte-Rôtie is dark and ripe in 2018, with an earthy blackness under the vanilla notes of new oak. It’s smooth and velvety, even as a prickle of acidity adds a frisson of energy to its rich cherry fruit. (Feb 2022)"
93 points Wine Spectator: "[$90 list] This pushes lots of alder, incense and singed tobacco notes to the fore, with commensurate cherry and red currant paste flavors following behind that, finishing with perfume and red tea accents. This is not shy with its oak treatment and very nicely done. Best from 2022 through 2034. 500 cases imported. (2/28/22)"
91-93 points Joe Czerwinski (Wine Advocate): "A bit more concentrated and powerful than the 2016 and 2017 versions, the 2018 Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde looks as if it could rival the 2015. Mixed blueberries and raspberries suffuse the nose of this full-bodied, velvety-textured beauty. Long and rich, it adds hints of espresso on the finish. Drink: 2022-2035. (Dec 2019)"
92+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "It seems to me that the 2018 vintage is the first to bear this slightly different label of 'Brune et Blonde de Guigal' for this cuvée, which had previously been labeled as 'Brune et Blonde' dating back at least to the first vintage I purchased of this wine, which was the 1978. As I have mentioned before, I used to buy this wine by the case in every good vintage and it has always been an excellent example. The 2018 is no exception, offering a deep and complex aromatic constellation of red and black raspberries, smoked meats, pepper, a complex base of soil tones, lovely spice elements, woodsmoke and a topnote of cedary oak. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, focused and quite light on its feet for a 2018, with a lovely core of fruit, excellent stony undertow, impressive focus and grip and a long, complex and ripely tannic finish. This is young and needs some bottle age, but it will be an excellent wine in due course. 2030-2075. (Jul/Aug 2021)"
92 points Wine & Spirits: "Guigal’s basic Côte-Rôtie is dark and ripe in 2018, with an earthy blackness under the vanilla notes of new oak. It’s smooth and velvety, even as a prickle of acidity adds a frisson of energy to its rich cherry fruit. (Feb 2022)"
| Product SKU | 341826 |
| Producer | Guigal |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône |
| SubRegion | Northern Rhône |
| Appellation | Côte-Rôtie |
| Varietal | Syrah/Shiraz |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
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