E. Guigal Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2018 SF Chronicle - Past Pick this Riesling expresses the generosity

this Riesling expresses the generosity of the Rosengarten site with impressive precision

Floral on the nose with pepper notes and citrus with a light touch of cinnamon on the tongue

revealing nuances of red raspberry

Heady herbals

E. Guigal Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2018 SF Chronicle - Past Pick this Riesling expresses the generosityGuigal 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