Guigal, Cote Rotie Mouline other_regions Cristal is often accessible young

Cristal is often accessible young

A classic Taillepieds that will require extended patience

Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting

Not really my style of wine

Guigal, Cote Rotie Mouline other_regions Cristal is often accessible young(aged in new oak barriques for 42 months), Deep ruby. Sexy mineral and spice laced black raspberry, cherry compote and floral pastille aromas are complemented by notes of Asian spices, cola and smoky oak. Spicy and precise on the palate, offering vibrant, spice accented red and dark berry and cola flavors and an undercurrent of smoky minerality. Fine grained tannins sneak in very slowly and meld seamlessly with the energetic fruit. Clings with