Guigal Côte Rôtie Château d'Ampuis 2014 (75cl, 13.5%)

A Northern Rhône red wine from E. Guigal, founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal in Ampuis. The Château d'Ampuis cuvée draws from seven parcels across the Côte Blonde and Côte Brune slopes. It blends 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier, with temperature-controlled alcoholic fermentation, four-week maceration and ageing entirely in new oak. The nose offers perfumed red and black fruits, dried flowers, violet, spice box, olive and smoke. The palate is lively with sweet red berries, cherry-cola, concentrated blackberry, mocha, baking spices, cedar and herb accents, with dense chalky tannins. The finish is long and juicy with licorice, smoke and violet pastille.