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E. Guigal La Mouline 2018

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E. Guigal La Mouline 2018
  • The Wine Advocate
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  • Jeb Dunnuck
    100 Points
  • Vinous
    98 Points
E. Guigal La Mouline 2018
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E. Guigal La Mouline 2018

SKU: GLAM201810 UCAU
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Since 1946, Guigal has shaped the Rhône into one of the world’s most celebrated wine regions. Known for their unwavering commitment to quality and tradition, they have earned a reputation for excellence that spans generations.

La Mouline was the first of Guigal’s legendary La La wines, reviving an abandoned Côte Rôtie vineyard and helping spark the region’s modern renaissance.

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Tasting Notes

E. Guigal La Mouline 2018 exemplifies the distinguished heritage and masterful craftsmanship that have positioned Guigal as a cornerstone of the Rhône Valley since 1946. This iconic estate has been instrumental in shaping the character and prestige of one of France’s most celebrated wine regions, consistently producing wines that marry tradition with innovation and uncompromising quality.

La Mouline holds a special place in Guigal’s history as the pioneering wine of the acclaimed “La La” trio. Its revival of a long-abandoned Côte Rôtie vineyard sparked a modern renaissance for the appellation, influencing Rhône winemaking practices and elevating the region’s global status. The 2018 vintage is sourced from a meticulously curated private cellar, ensuring exclusivity and superior selection.

Crafted exclusively from Syrah grapes grown on the steep, granitic slopes of Côte Rôtie, this vintage reveals a remarkable balance between elegance and power. The 2018 growing season, characterized by cold nights and warm days, enhanced concentration and freshness, resulting in a wine with vibrant structure and expressive aromatics. On the palate, layers of dark berries, delicate violets, and subtle smoky undertones unfold gracefully, showcasing exceptional complexity and finesse.

Renowned worldwide for its depth and aging potential, La Mouline 2018 reflects Guigal’s unwavering dedication to excellence and the preservation of Rhône Valley winemaking traditions. This wine is a true expression of terroir, capturing the unique microclimate and soil composition that define the Côte Rôtie appellation. Its silky tannins, balanced acidity, and rich texture underscore a luxurious and captivating Syrah experience.

Key Highlights:

  • Since 1946, Guigal has been a driving force behind the Rhône Valley’s emergence as one of the world’s premier wine regions, known for steadfast quality and tradition.
  • La Mouline was the first of Guigal’s legendary “La La” wines, playing a vital role in the revival of Côte Rôtie and the region’s renaissance.
  • The 2018 vintage is sourced from a premium private cellar, guaranteeing exclusivity and meticulous selection.

Every bottle of E. Guigal La Mouline 2018 encapsulates decades of expertise and passion for the Rhône Valley’s winemaking legacy, delivering a refined, authentic,

Critic Scores

The 2018 Cote Rotie La Mouline is immensely seductive, offering up enticing notes of floral potpourri and red berries on the nose. Those strawberries and raspberries persist onto the full-bodied palate and through the long, lush finish, buoyed by supple, creamy-textured tannins. This is the most complete, compelling vintage of La Mouline I've tasted.

Scheduled to be bottled early in 2022, the 2018 Côte Rôtie La Mouline is a blockbuster of a wine offering full-bodied aromas and flavors of black raspberries, cassis, spring flowers, espresso, and violets. Coming from a steep, terraced, warmer terroir and fermented with 10% Viognier, it’s always the sexiest, more exotic, and seamless, as well as approachable, of the flagship releases. The 2018 will unquestionably pure a smile on your face as soon as it’s released, but it will ideally be given 7-8 years of bottle age and drunk over the following 30+ years.

Expansive aromas of ripe red and blue fruits, potpourri, incense and smoky minerals pick up an exotic nuance as the wine opens up. Broad and seamless on the palate, displaying sharp delineation to the sappy, mineral-inflected black raspberry, boysenberry, candied violet and spicecake flavors. Shows a distinctly suave character and finishes extremely long and appealingly sweet, with discreet tannins framing lingering blue fruit liqueur and floral notes.

Vinification & Cultivation

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Vineyard Cultivation

La Mouline's south-facing gneissic slopes delivered exceptionally concentrated Syrah in 2018, an exceptionally hot vintage showcasing the vineyard's capacity for power and phenolic richness. The 2018 growing season was exceptionally warm across the northern Rhône; La Mouline's southern exposure intensified ripeness and concentration. E. Guigal's canopy management balanced heat stress mitigation with phenolic ripeness; harvest captured ripe, dense fruit with remarkable concentration. The vineyard's mature vines and well-managed soils contributed complexity and depth beneath the vintage's inherent power, producing wines of significant intensity and structure.

Vinification

Fully destemmed fruit fermented in temperature-controlled vats with indigenous yeasts, extended skin contact maximising colour and tannin extraction from the 2018 fruit's density. Natural malolactic fermentation followed. The wine underwent 42 months of French oak élevage, during which Guigal's careful oxygen management and racking protocols allowed phenolic softening and complexity development. The balance between new and previously used barrels prevents excessive oak whilst encouraging phenolic integration and aromatic refinement. Systematic monitoring throughout maturation ensures optimal phenolic evolution and complexity integration.

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