Cote Rotie La Turque Guigal 2001 (750ML)

95-97 Ponts, Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate: "Meaty and rich, with notes of Asian spices, espresso roast, creosote, blackberries, and cherries, the 2001 Cote Rotie La Turque is an earthy, powerful, tannic effort with a long, heady, rich finish, and crisper acids than the 2000. Give it 5-8 years of cellaring, and consume it over the following 20-25 years. " 12/04

94-96 Points, Neal Martin, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "A very ripe, decadent nose of spicy black fruits, liquorices, black olives and a touch of mocha. The palate is ultra-smooth with a little more poise than La Landonne, but less complexity. Sweet black cherry, cassis, iodine on the mid-palate. Tannic and naturally dominated by new oak at the moment. Very dense and backward on the finish. For hedonistic lovers of Northern Rhone. Tasted May 2005."