E. Guigal , Cote-Rotie La Mouline, 1997 SO061126 Montenidoli Blackcurrant

Blackcurrant

made by an estate where careful

and you’ll find it plays more like a Loire Valley red than a typical Rhône heavyweight

represents natural wine pioneer philosophy applied to fresh

highlights the vineyard’s signature combination of power and finesse

E. Guigal , Cote-Rotie La Mouline, 1997 SO061126 Montenidoli BlackcurrantThis is one of the legends. La Mouline is the first of Guigal's three fabled 'La La's', the single vineyard Cote Roties that redefined how great this corner of the Northern Rhone could be. It comes from the Cote Blonde, from old vines pushing 75 years, where Syrah is co fermented with roughly eleven percent Viognier and aged some three and a half years in new oak. That Viognier is the secret to its character: it's the most perfumed and silken of the