2003 E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone

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Thanks Mark for your notes. It has been my experience in the past that most Cotes du Rhone don't need a lot of decanting so I wasn't prepared for this one to be so tannic (especially in a vintage known for ripe or overripe fruit). Maybe age would help. I didn't realize until I went to pick up some stored wines yesterday that I had ordered three bottles of this. I asked the retailer to put them back and let me get something else in exchange. I also canceled one bottle of a Bordeaux order and instead took home Eric Ross "Saralee" Vineyard Pinot Noir and the 2001 Del Bondio Cabernet Sauvignon. More on the Pinot Noir later.