Guigal, Cote Rotie Mouline Vintage:2004 short and clipped finish where

short and clipped finish where the supporting tannins are tough to the point of being borderline hard

black and blue fruit profile easily

with emphatic mineral cut and excellent focus

but it is nothing short of superb

Guigal, Cote Rotie Mouline Vintage:2004 short and clipped finish where(aged in new oak barriques for 42 months), Deep ruby. Sexy mineral and spice laced black raspberry, cherry compote and floral pastille aromas are complemented by notes of Asian spices, cola and smoky oak. Spicy and precise on the palate, offering vibrant, spice accented red and dark berry and cola flavors and an undercurrent of smoky minerality. Fine grained tannins sneak in very slowly and meld seamlessly with the energetic fruit. Clings with