2009 Guigal, Etienne Cote Rotie La Turque

Both the 2010 and the 2009 continue to blow me away every time I taste them, and to me, these represent the pinnacle of Cote Rotie—albeit in very different styles. Every bit as good as the 2010, the 2009 Cote Rotie la Turque is a flamboyant and sexy Cote Rotie that’s loaded with notions of smoked meats, blackberries, blackcurrants, beef blood and espresso roast. Thick, unctuous, hugely concentrated and long, it’s a heavenly wine I guarantee will put a smile on your face anytime over the coming 2-3 decades.

Quality 963 | Brand 949 | Economics 898 | buzz brand
Quality: Predicted life of 13 years, one of the longest drinking windows in its peer group, which averages 8 years Brand: Strong restaurant presence, featuring on 26 of the world's top wine lists, including The French Laundry Economics: More traded at auction than its peers, its top 5 vintages having seen 324 75cl equivalent bottles traded in the past year Production: Higher yields than its peer group average of 36 hl/ha

- www.wine-lister.com June 2017