DaleW wrote:
> Tuesday my brother was taking us out to dinner. As we toured his new
> house, we sipped on the 2001 Guigal Chateauneuf-du-Pape. I liked this
> much better than I remembered- sweet red fruit, wild herbs, a little
> leathery note. Very typical young CdP, not shut down at all, I quite
> liked. I have not historically been a big fan of Guigal's CdP, but now
> have rather enjoyed the 2000 and 2001. B+

Yes, after a decade or more of considering Guigal's CdP (and, indeed,
most all of their negoce offerrings) pretty bland stuff, the '00 and '01
made me rethink my position. I don't know if Guigal managed to source
better vineyards in the S. Rhone, or what the deal is, but there's been
a noticeable change for the better. Anyone had the '04 yet?

Mark Lipton