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E. Guigal : Ex Voto 2016

Name: E. Guigal : Ex Voto 2016
Brand: E. Guigal
SKU: F068/16
Price: 185 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.47 (151 reviews)

Rhone Valley

Ermitage

- White - See details

Parker | 95+

J. Robinson | 17

J. Suckling | 95

€185.00 Incl. VAT

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Packaging : Bottle (75cl)

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ALL VINTAGES OF THIS WINE

Marks and reviews

/20

Jancis Robinson

Richard Hemming MW

100% Marsanne. L'Hermite and Murets blended together. Aged for 24 months in 100% new oak. Toasty, full and waxy with more spice than fruit at present. Powerful, lengthy and modern – a good expression of modern, rich, strong-arm Hermitage. (RH)

/100

Jeb Dunnuck

While no red Ex Voto was made in 2016, the 2016 Ermitage Ex Voto Blanc is brilliant, offering classic, powerful notes of Asian spices, toasted bread, acacia flowers, and crushed rocks as well as tons of quince and stone fruit notes. This beauty is full-bodied, multi-dimensional, and already impossible to resist. It’s going to evolve for 20-25 years or more.

/100

La RVF

Maturity, freshness and minerality: the palate displays impressive breadth with controlled power and superb definition; let us praise the fine bitters on the palate, the length, the precision!

/100

James Suckling

Very intense with excellent poise and aromas of spiced pear custard, as well as a gently chalky edge. The palate has a very smooth and leisurely, fleshy feel with a wealth of supple and succulent pear and melon flavors on offer. Drink or hold.

/20

André Kunz

(90% Marsanne, 10% Roussanne, 37 hl/ha, Fr. 171.70) Powerful, velvety, sweet bouquet of dried pears, raisins, candied fruits, a delicate citrus touch, slate, pears, fresh herbs, lemon balm. Velvety, multi-layered, finely mineral palate with creamy fruit, diverse sweet aromatics, tightly woven structure, well-integrated acidity, and a long, dense, creamy finish with sweet afterflavors. A great food companion. 19/20 2022 - 2042

Description

The richness and power of a white Ermitage wine signed E. Guigal

The property

The E. Guigal Estate was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal, in Ampuis. His son, Marcel, took over in 1961. Today, the 3rd generation continues the legacy and values of this iconic family house of the Rhône Valley.

Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Hermitage, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, the E. Guigal estate oversees a mosaic of vineyards located in numerous appellations that form a range of wines of impeccable quality.

Over the vintages, the E. Guigal house has experienced strong growth, notably becoming the owner in 1995 of the famous Château d’Ampuis, as well as several wine estates (Jean-Louis Grippat, Domaine de Vallouit, Domaine de Bonserine and the Château de Nalys, in Châteauneuf-du-Pape).

The vineyard

Ex Voto by E. Guigal is a wine from the Rhône Valley produced from two steep plots whose old vines are aged from 50 to 90 years. The "Murets" plot extends over 1.6 hectares and its soils are composed of fluvio-glacial alluvium and pebbles. The small "Hermite" plot with an area of 0.2 hectares is located on a plateau of loess and sandy-clay loam.

Vinification and aging

After the harvest, the grapes are vinified in new small oak barrels. This Ermitage wine undergoes 100% malolactic fermentations.

Blend

Marsanne
Roussanne

Characteristics and tasting advice for L’Hermitage Ex Voto 2016 by E. Guigal

Tasting

Color
The color is straw yellow, the robe is bright and clear.

Nose
Expressive and delicate, the aromatic bouquet reveals the intensity of white flower, hawthorn and acacia honey aromas.

Palate
Pure and authentic expression of its terroir, the palate seduces as much by its power as by its richness. The palate is round, aromatic, fleshy and enveloping.

Service

For optimal tasting, serve between 10°C and 12°C.

Cellaring

L’Hermitage Ex Voto 2016 by E. Guigal can be cellared until around 2031.

Food and wine pairings

This wine pairs ideally with Thermidor lobster or veal fillet with morels.

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