2014 Cotes du Rhone Guy Louis
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Bright violet. Highly perfumed red and dark berry aromas, along with a suave floral quality and a hint of cracked pepper. Spicy black raspberry, cherry and lavender pastille flavors become weightier with air while retaining vivacious character. The lavender note carries through a long, gently tannic finish that leaves behind a refreshingly bitter cherry pit note.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Josh Raynolds
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50% Marsanne (60 years old), 20% Grenache Blanc (70 years old), 15% Roussanne (40 years), 15% Viognier (40 years). Very deep straw colour. Rich and somehow ‘sticky’, glutinous, on the nose. Lots of spice and quite enough acidity. More ‘mineral’ than the Bec Fins Blanc. No heat but lots of herbiness. Really very racy. A serious wine with some ageing potential. QGV (JR)
Possessing a modern feel in its cassis, vanilla bean, pepper, licorice and dried flower bouquet, the 2014 Côtes du Rhône Guy Louis is beautifully ripe, textured and forward on the palate, with medium to full-bodied richness and length. It has plenty of high-class oak showing at the moment, but is thoroughly enjoyable and should drink nicely on release.
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Grenache/ Garnacha , Syrah / Shiraz, Mourvedre/Monastrell/Mataro
Red
Dry