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RARE & MATURE RHONE COMMENCING WITH LA MOULINE 1978
Côte-Rôtie, La Mouline--Vintage 1978
Rhône, Guigal
Level; 2.5cms below cork, bin-soiled label
"I have had this wine more than two dozen times (lucky me), and it is one of the most thrilling wines I could ever drink. I loved it when it was an infant, and now it may, or may not be, fully mature, I still think it is the quintessential expression of Guigal's La Mouline. The color remains an inky garnet, with no perceptable lightening at the edges. The celestial aroma's include copious quantities of black raspberries, coconut, smoked duck, Asian spices and violets. It overloads the olfactory senses. On the palate the wine reveals unreal concentration, layers of thick juicy fruit, beautifully intergrated acidity & tannin and a sumptuous finish that lasts for more than a minute. This seamless beauty is one of the greatest wines made this century. If I were forced to drink just one wine... let it be this! Anticipated maturity: now -2015" Robert Parker, Wines of the Rhône Valley
1 bottle per lot
Côte-Rôtie, La Mouline--Vintage 1978
Rhône, Guigal
Level; 2.5cms below cork, bin-soiled label
"I have had this wine more than two dozen times (lucky me), and it is one of the most thrilling wines I could ever drink. I loved it when it was an infant, and now it may, or may not be, fully mature, I still think it is the quintessential expression of Guigal's La Mouline. The color remains an inky garnet, with no perceptable lightening at the edges. The celestial aroma's include copious quantities of black raspberries, coconut, smoked duck, Asian spices and violets. It overloads the olfactory senses. On the palate the wine reveals unreal concentration, layers of thick juicy fruit, beautifully intergrated acidity & tannin and a sumptuous finish that lasts for more than a minute. This seamless beauty is one of the greatest wines made this century. If I were forced to drink just one wine... let it be this! Anticipated maturity: now -2015" Robert Parker, Wines of the Rhône Valley
1 bottle per lot