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Hermitage Guigal (no reserve) 1996

  • Spices
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Red
  • 13% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

A great Hermitage to lie down; deep, dense and delicately woody. Perfect when paired with red meats and ripe cheeses.  More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 2cm
  • Label: 1 torn label, 1 marked label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Rhône
  • Appellation/Wine: Hermitage
  • Producer/Owner: Guigal
  • More information....

Hermitage Guigal serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Daube de sanglier, Côte de boeuf braisée, Poularde truffée.

Peak: To drink

  • Vintage score: 17/20
  • Lot presentation
    Hermitage Guigal

    The wine

    This Hermitage is a blend of grapes from several of the appellation's classic parcels: Beaumes, Méal, Bessards and Hermite. 100% Syrah, from thirty-year-old vines, this wine is matured for 36 months in barrels, half of which are new. Powerful and tannic, it presents a remarkable aromatic bouquet: black berries with spices and vanilla notes.

    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: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 2cm
    • Label: 1 torn label, 1 marked label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Space in a wine storage facility
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Rhône
    • Appellation/Wine: Hermitage
    • Producer/Owner: Guigal
    • Vintage: 1996
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: To drink
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Sustainable farming 
    • Volume: 88000 bottles
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Spices
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Syrah
    Hermitage Guigal
    Hermitage Guigal

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    iDealwine price estimate
    Hermitage Guigal (no reserve) 1996

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