Guigal’s Côte-Rôties

Published by Sally on July 25, 2010

 

Name of wine La Mouline     La Turque       La Landonne     Château d’Ampuis         Brune et Blonde              
Côte Rôtie vineyard area Côte Blonde     Côte Brune     Côte Brune style, but Landonne identity 6 vineyards:             3 blondes           and 3 brunes   Brune and blonde
Size of vineyard

1 ha

<1 ha    

2.3 ha

8 ha

~90 ha

Syrah in blend (%)

89      

93    

100    

93 to 95      

96      

Viognier in blend (%)

11      

7      

0      

5 to 7

4        

First vintage

1966  

1985  

1978    

1995

1942

No. bottles produced

5,000

4,800

12,000

25,000

250,000

Average vineyard age   

80

20

33

60

40

No. months in oak      

42 – 100% new

42 – 100% new

42 – 100% new

38 – 100% new

36 – 40% new

Yield (hl/ha)

37

37

37

37

37

Soil Gneiss with lightly coloured silica soil with limestone loess Silica, limestone with schist, clay and iron oxide Limestone clay, very rich in iron oxide and manganese Mix of Blonde et Brune Mix of Blonde et Brune

 Source : Philippe Guigal (pers. comm.), June 2008



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