E. Guigal Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2018 PURYEARSALE In contrast

In contrast

aged 18 months in neutral Rhône demi-muids without fining or filtration—organic viticulture made manifest

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Lake County is fast becoming known as one of California’s best terroirs for robust red grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah

aromas of red fruit (blackcurrant

E. Guigal Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2018 PURYEARSALE In contrastGuigal is a big house, but big here means they can select ruthlessly and then sit on the wine for years before anyone gets to buy it. Their Chateauneuf is the sunlit southern counterpoint to the Northern Rhone reds that made them famous: Grenache led, warm, generous, and full of the wild herb garrigue character that only the South delivers. Line it up next to their Cote Rotie and you have a two glass masterclass in what the Rhone actually is North