E. Guigal Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2018 CS20230906 then the remaining 3 hectares

then the remaining 3 hectares in Chardonnay from 1987

Meyer lemon tart and almond butter greet you on the nose with a palate of beeswax and tarte tatin

A majority of corn balanced with light malt aged in ex bourbon barrels

but with more sun kissed fruit

E. Guigal Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2018 CS20230906 then the remaining 3 hectaresGuigal is a big house, but big here means they can select ruthlessly and then sit on the wine for years before anyone gets to buy it. Their Chateauneuf is the sunlit southern counterpoint to the Northern Rhone reds that made them famous: Grenache led, warm, generous, and full of the wild herb garrigue character that only the South delivers. Line it up next to their Cote Rotie and you have a two glass masterclass in what the Rhone actually is North