Another amazing consistent performance and a very much Great value with lots of ageing capacity in the Guigal line up. Smoky, roast meat , classic cote Rotie but also with a bit of emphasis on rich dark fruit at this stage. Despite its modest pedigree, still drinking very well after 22 years. Growing in the glass. Classical Cote-Rôtie nose with ...

An extremely generous pour from a previously unknown fellow dinner. Medium ruby without a trace of maturity. Some secondary aromatics with strong pine needle and licorice notes and a whiff of smokiness. Fairly lean with brisk 1996 acidity that is not out of place and is quite penetrating. Nice mix of red and black fruit, graphite, not that much ...

An extravagantly spicy and notably ripe yet very fresh nose offers up a very pretty mix of both red and black currant aromas that are beginning to display the initial hints of secondary development while being trimmed in discreet hints of wood and menthol. The beautifully elegant and gorgeously textured flavors exude a lovely minerality before c...

 Muted fruit aromas with modest spice. Seems more shut down that anything. Similar on palate with good concentration and density, just everything hidden behind fairly assertive structure. Better 2015-2030 with upside.

Golden yellow color.Outstanding Grande Année at a very good place in its evolution.Complex and very rich nose showing nice notes of baked apples,dried fruits,lemon curd,honeyed florals and hints of white truffle.Powerful and creamy palate with perfect refreshing acidity and lots of saline minerality.A strong reminder that Champagne is first of a...

 highly recommend the Veuve Clicquot 1990 La Grande Dame.Assertive and buttery style, dry and bold in flavor, but with the lively effervescence and toasty finish for balance. It is exquisitely rich and accessible, yet bursting with potential of aging for years to come 

Wow - what a treat! This is the kindof wine that's bucket list for me. Favorite champagne and the oldest one of these that I've ever had I think. Just spectacular. Complex and interesting and vanilla and lemon and toast and drinking really lovely but of course with many years left.

At first this is bright, fresh, youthful and has loads of acid and green and yellow citrus. More green apple than toast up front. This bottle started to show a little more red apple and developed flavours than the freshest laser-like examples of this wine usually do. Often I feel I am drinking these too young but this was in a good window of dev...