The 2019 Côte Rôtie La Turque reminds me slightly of the 2010, which at a recent tasting I thought was the greatest young wine I had ever tasted. The 2019 reveals a saturated purple hue as well as insane aromatics of bloody blue and red fruits, roasted meats, iron, ground pepper, and graphite, with perfectly integrated background oak. With full-bodied richness as well as a deep, layered, multi- dimensional mouthfeel, it has building tannins, flawless balance, and a finish that won’t quit. This is an absolutely legendary Côte Rôtie in the making. It deserves 7-8 years of bottle age and will see its 30th birthday in fine form. Drinking Window: 2031 – 2049
2019
E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque 2019 3x75cl 100/100 JD
Top Score: 100 points!
“This is an absolutely legendary Côte Rôtie in the making.”
Price IB:
£895.00 3 x 75cl Bottle
2 in stock
| Colour | Red |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone |
100 points Jeb Dunnuck
99 points Jeff Leve
Dark in color, the wine opens with its spice-edged, red fruits, smoke, herbs, and oceanic influence on the nose. It takes only the initial sip to gain an understanding of this wine’s greatness. Full-bodied, powerful, intense, balanced, and lively, on the palate, you feel the weight and sense the energy as its layers of fruit coat your palate and linger. The wine holds your focus for over 60 seconds. This is clearly a wow vintage for Guigal La Turque. The wine blends 7% Viognier along with 93% Syrah. Drink from 2032-2055.
99-100 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The extroverted 2019 Cote Rotie La Turque is about as impressive a young wine as I’ve tasted at Guigal, with extravagant, blossom-like aromas and oodles of cassis and blueberries. Full-bodied, it’s simultaneously concentrated and rich yet airy and almost weightless, an outrageous juxtaposition of characters that must be tasted to be understood. Drinking Window: 2025 – 2045
