Rouge
⏳ Drinking Window
2010 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled lamb chops with rosemary, hearty beef stew (Daube Provençale), roasted duck breast with blackberry reduction
✨ Technical Specifications
Maison E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône Rouge is a benchmark regional cuvée representing the classic Mediterranean style of the Southern Rhône. Crafted primarily from old-vine Grenache combined with Syrah and Mourvèdre, the fruit is selected from exceptional vineyards across the region. Guigal applies strict quality controls, including long macerations and aging for up to two years in large oak foudres at the historic Château d'Ampuis. This patience yields a expressive red displaying ripe dark berries, garrigue herbs, and well-integrated spice.
🍾 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
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre
🍷 ABV
14% - 14.5%