2015 Côte-Rôtie Château d'Ampuis Guigal Magnum

Beef, dark chocolate, pepper, clove and black olives. Softer tannins than their Brune et Blonde, and stronger fragrance on the finish. Impeccable balance, where the oak is woven into the fruit seamlessly. (RH) 14% Drink 2020-2040.

Red A gorgeous core of steeped raspberry, boysenberry and fig fruit gives this a showy side. A lush structure flows underneath, while long echoes of warm ganache, black tea and espresso linger. The fruit keeps this in the suave and alluring camp overall, though there's plenty of grip for cellaring. Best from 2022 through 2042.

Impressively deep aromas of graphite, tar, dark plums, blackberries, chocolate, pepper and all manner of baking spices. The palate has a super rich and attractive feel with smooth tannins, saturated in blackberry and chocolate flavors. This has such dramatic depth and youthful power still. Try from 2023.

I loved the 2015 Côte Rôtie Château D'Ampuis from barrel, and this beauty does not disappoint from bottle. Coming from a handful of top sites, it's made in the same fashion as the top La Las, seeing four years in new barrels. Deep purple-hued with a classic bouquet of black raspberries, jammy blackberries, acacia flowers, vanilla bean, and spice, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a rounded, expansive mid-palate, sweet tannins, and a great, great finish. Savvy readers will stock up on this beauty. Give it 3-5 years and enjoy over the following two decades or more.

The 2015 Cote Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis is remarkably dense and concentrated, packed with dark fruit and rich tannins. It's full-bodied and supple on the mid-palate, adding hints of vanilla, espresso and dried spices on the long, velvety finish. Give it another 3-4 years in the cellar, then drink it over the next two decades.

Stor duft, mineralsk, med moden mørk frugt sammen med nuancer fra ny eg. Stor frugt der matcher fint med egetræslagringen. Rig, fyldig og samtidig elegant med lang rig eftersmag mættet med frisk mørk frugt med fine nuancer fra fad.

Meget ung, pakket med mørk frugt, tjære, oliven og sødlige noter af fad. Både Guigal og årgangen taler her, resultatet er en dyb koncentration og en vin, der er bygget til fremtiden. Skal den drikkes nu, bør den have nogle timers ilt og møde blodrødt vildtkød, f.eks., harerryg.

Meget ung, pakket med mørk frugt, tjære, oliven og sødlige noter af fad. Både Guigal og årgangen taler her, resultatet er en dyb koncentration og en vin, der er bygget til fremtiden. Skal den drikkes nu, bør den have nogle timers ilt og møde blodrødt vildtkød, f.eks., harerryg.