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Guigal is a producer of French wine from the Rhône wine, chiefly in the AOC of Côte-Rôtie.
E. Guigal, Château d'Ampuis
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[edit] History
founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal. In 1961 Marcel Guigal took over management of the family firm at 17, when illness made his father blind.
Robert Parker commented on Marcel Guigal, "In the past 20 years I have spent visiting wineries and vignerons, I have never seen a producer so fanatical about quality as Marcel Guigal".[3]
[edit] La Mouline
since the 1966 vintage
[edit] La Landonne
with the 1978 vintage
aged for 42 months in new oak[4]
[edit] La Turque
the 1985 vintage, having acquired some more fine vineyards via a takeover of the house of Vidal Fleury
[edit] References
- ^ Robinson, Jancis, jancisrobinson.com (June 2, 2002). Guigal single vineyard wines - notes from a 1998 tasting.
- ^ Mansson, Per-Henrik, Wine Spectator (December 3, 2002). The Man Behind the 2002 Wine of the Year.
- ^ Berry Bros. & Rudd. Guigal.
- ^ Decanter.com (August 9, 2004). 100 Wines to Try before you Die.
[edit] External links
- Guigal official site (French) (English)
