E. Guigal Château d'Ampuis Côte-Rôtie 2009

A behemoth that satisfies on all accounts, the 2009 Cote Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis (93% Syrah and 7% Viognier) got a big 'Wow!' in my notes. Deep, rich and incredibly layered, with massive Syrah fruit, bacon fat, espresso roast, licorice and chocolate, as well as a striking minerality that emerges with time in the glass, this full-bodied, dense and superbly concentrated 2009 should be given another handful of years in the cellar, and consumed over the following two decades. Drink: 2015-2035. Score - 96+. (Jeb Dunnuck, erobertparker.com, Dec. 2013)