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Saint-Joseph Lieu-dit Saint-Joseph Guigal (no reserve) 2003

  • Spices
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: Red
  • 13% 
  • 2.25L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

Well-rounded, supple and fruity, this Saint-Joseph offers up delicious gourmet pairings with tender meat or a flavoursome gratin. More info

  • Quantity: 3 Bottles
  • Level: 3 into-neck
  • Label: 3 very slightly marked label, 3 very slightly damaged label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Rhône
  • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Joseph
  • Producer/Owner: Guigal
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Saint-Joseph Lieu-dit Saint-Joseph Guigal serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Gratin de champignons, Oie au vin rouge, Poulet rôti aux olives noires.

  • Vintage score: 15/20
  • Lot presentation
    Saint-Joseph Lieu-dit Saint-Joseph Guigal

    The wine

    The domain’s Saint Joseph comes from limestone, granite, sandy and pebbly soil. Aged between 20 and 50 years old, the Syrah has been harvested by hand and aged in wood. On tasting, the wine is powerful, sound and fruity.

    Information about domain Guigal

    Located in Ampuis, the cradle of the Côte-Rôtie, Domaine Guigal was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal. Guigal has contributed enormously to putting this appellation on the map, an appellation that was nearly lost to the phylloxera crisis at the close of the 19th century, the economic crisis of 1929 and the the two World Wars. In 1961, the young Marcel Guigal took over the reins. Driven by a desire to produce high quality wines, this young vigneron undeniably changed the perception of Côte-Rôtie wines. Nowadays, the brilliant enologist Philippe Guigal – son of Marcel – runs the domain. The house produces three cuvées “prestige” - La Landonne, La Mouline et La Turque – a sublime trilogy which wine connoisseurs go mad for. The vineyard now also runs over to the Rhone valley's prestigious appellations of Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, Hermitage, Gigondas, Crozes-Hermitage. They are all vinified and matured in the cellars of Ampuis. Marel Guigal and his son Philippe continue to devote considerable care to all of the winemaking process: low-intervention viticulture, work done entirely by hand, given the parcel's situation on a 45 degree slope, vinification in temperature-controlled, stainless steel vats, élevage in new oak barrels for 42 months, to allow the wine to fully develop its aromas etc. The headquarters of the domain is the Château d'Ampuis, a jewel of the Renaissance which is listed as a Historic Monument. The Guigal signature is one of the most emblematic of the Rhone valley, it shines for its infallible constancy and rigorous grape production.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 3 Bottles
    • Level: 3 into-neck
    • Label: 3 very slightly marked label, 3 very slightly damaged label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Rhône
    • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Joseph
    • Producer/Owner: Guigal
    • Vintage: 2003
    • Color: Red
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Sustainable farming 
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Spices
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Syrah

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    iDealwine price estimate
    Saint-Joseph Lieu-dit Saint-Joseph Guigal (no reserve) 2003

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format