Côte-Rôtie La Mouline
⏳ Drinking Window
2018 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, rack of lamb, wild game dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
First released in 1966, La Mouline is the oldest and most legendary of E. Guigal's iconic 'La La' trio. Sourced from an amphitheater-like parcel in the Côte Blonde, this vineyard boasts extremely old vines, some dating back to the 1930s. The terroir is characterized by gneiss and light-colored silicone-limestone soils, which impart an ethereal elegance to the wine. Uniquely, La Mouline is co-fermented with a significant proportion of the white grape Viognier, which softens the powerful Syrah and coaxes out intoxicating floral aromas of violets and honeysuckle. Following tradition, the wine undergoes an astonishing 40 months of aging in 100% new French oak barrels crafted in the estate's own cooperage, resulting in a seamless masterpiece of silkiness, complexity, and profound depth.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1946 by Étienne Guigal in the historic village of Ampuis, Maison Guigal has grown into an undisputed titan of the Rhône Valley, elevated to global renown under Marcel Guigal and currently guided by third-generation winemaker Philippe Guigal. Anchored at the restored 12th-century Château d'Ampuis, the estate oversees 75 hectares of prime northern Rhône vineyards alongside a benchmark négociant operation. The family's viticulture is practiced via sustainable lutte raisonnée across dramatically steep, hand-worked amphitheaters comprising mica-schist, granite, and loess terraces. In the cellar, Guigal is famous for uncompromising patient élevage, maturing premier cuvées in custom barrels produced at their in-house cooperage for up to 40 months. Their legendary single-vineyard Côte-Rôties—La Mouline, La Landonne, and La Turque—remain global pinnacles of Syrah, mirrored in white viticulture by the opulent Condrieu La Doriane and the monumental Ermitage Ex-Voto Blanc.
🍇 Grapes
Syrah (approx. 89%), Viognier (approx. 11%)
🍷 ABV
13-14