E. Guigal La Turque Cote-Rotie 2015

Deep ruby red in color, this wine offers aromas of small red fruit, blackberry and morello cherry. It is intensely aromatic -- powerful, but elegant. On the palate, the wine has a balanced, supple structure, with great concentration and elegant tannins.

Pair with exceptional food, pheasant, partridge and hare.

A perfect wine in every way, the 2015 Côte Rôtie La Turque comes from an incredible terroir on the Côte Brune and includes 7% Viognier. Stylistically, it normally fits between the more ripe, exuberant La Mouline and the more austere, tannic La Landonne. A deep purple color is followed by extraordinary notes of spring flowers, crushed violets, vanilla bean, and cured meats. This gives way to a full-bodied Côte Rôtie that has a stacked mid-palate, lots of ripe, silky tannins, no hard edges, and a finish that won’t quit. Syrah, or red wine for that matter, doesn’t get any better! Hats off to the Guigal family for another magical wine. Give bottles 6-7 years of bottle age and enjoy over the following 30 years or more. - 100pts Jeb Dunnuck