Guigal Cote Rotie 'La Mouline' 2021

The Côte-Rôtie « La Mouline » is one of the most emblematic of the Guigal domain’s wines. Small quantities are produced each year from a vineyard in the heart of the ‘côte blonde’. This is a voluptuous, silky and intensely aromatic wine. The treasures are born in the very heart of the most legendary of the illustrious plots of the Maison Guigal. These precious bottles are as coveted as they are rare and have benefited from extreme care at every stage of the process, from the vine to the cellars. They are the sole incarnation of the inspiration and inheritance of centuries of viticulture in an exceptional terroir. A fine-tuned, precise and layered La Mouline with aromas of red berries, warm herbs, dried spices and leather. A hint of fire pit, too. It's medium-bodied with ultra fine tannins. Pleasant harmony here, with a polished structure that drives the fruit and a lift of sweet spices and raw cocoa in the long finish. Drink or hold. James Suckling, James Suckling.com – Apr 2025. 97 Points.

The medium-bodied 2021 Côte-Rôtie La Mouline exhibits fragrant orange blossom, rose petal, violet and mocha paired with ripe red fruits. Blackberry traces add another layer. Albeit not sharing the same concentration and depth as the surrounding two vintages, the 2021 La Mouline is shaping up to be a remarkably refined iteration of this cuvée. It closes with persistence on the savory finale. Drink: 2029 – 2041. Nicolas Greinacher, Vinous – Oct 2023 93-95 Points.

Pretty berry fruits on the nose, that are perfumed and delicate. Light-bodied, it has taken its oak remarkably well. Only very delicately tannic. The acidity is low too, this is light in concentration, and drinkable already. A petite vintage of La Mouline, not terribly long. From lieu-dit Côte Blonde. At the beginning of its 40 months in new French oak barriques. Drink: 2024 – 2032. Matt Walles, Decanter – Oct 2022. 93 Points.