Maison Guigal

This has a brooding feel, with layers of warm tobacco leaf, roasted alder and juniper, and sweet tapenade leading the way, backed by a dense core of macerated plum, black currant and raspberry fruit. The long, smoldering finish shows terrific latent grip. Best from 2018 through 2030. 415 cases made.
James Molesworth - winespectator.com, Nov 2016

The 2007 Cote Rotie la Turque is an elegant, seamless example of this cuvee that offers sensational notes of smoked meats, truffles, blackberries and cassis, as well as a hint of tapenade with time in the glass. It has a rich, unctuous and full-bodied profile on the palate, with sweet, sweet tannin and an utterly seamless texture that makes it go down way too easy. Drink this beauty anytime over the coming two decades or more.
Jeb Dunnuck - Wine Advocate, December 2016

Completely different in style from the previous Condrieu this is all about richness, depth and body. The fruit borders tropical flavours and is supported by delicate vanilla and toasty hints from the oak. Spicy and honeyed throughout, very long finish. As with all Condrieu, enjoy relatively young whilst the acidity is at its height and the expressive aromas at their most pronounced.
Fergus Stewart, Private Account Manager

The sine qua non of the richer, oaky style of Condrieu, La Doriane has long been a key address in the appellation, always setting the example to be followed and reminding us that in the early days it was Monsieur Guigal who, almost single-handedly, saved the appellation from extinction. Pear, peach and more tropical elements dominate the nose whilst the elegant palate exhibits a rich, spicy, honeyed texture.
Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer

The contribution of the Guigals to the reputation of the Rhône Valley should never be underestimated. Indeed, with the unpredictable genius of Messrs Chapoutier and the unpredictability full-stop of Messrs Jaboulet, the Guigals, père et fils, seem to provide a reassuring rock of certainty in the valley. The fact that they sell over six million bottles of their generic Côtes-du-Rhône is impressive indeed but should not distract us from the quality inherent in both these wines, from two of their own vineyards.

This Ermitage from the top Rhone producer Guigal is nothing short of astonishing.  The nose is reticent and shy to come out but shows fruits of the forest, liquorice, black olive tapenade.  The palate is lush, mouthcoating and full, tannins are incredibly well integrated and balanced and yet there is still an underlying power that will keep this beauty into the next two decades.
Stuart Rae, Private Account Manager

A kaleidoscopic nose of rosewater, gunpowder, spice, anise, clove, lavender and hung meats, which changes with every turn of the glass and evokes the stunning scenery of the Northern Rhone valley in my mind! Just as amazing on the palate, with wonderful fresh fruit with a marked and intriguing mineral edge. The blackberry and black cherry fruit sweeps onto the palate and is finished off by fine, long tannins and flavours of tapenade and smoke. One of the best Rhones I’ve ever tasted.
Hamish Orr-Ewing, BBR Fine Wine