($50, Ex Cellars Wine Agency): Guigal is the Rhone’s most talented producer. His array of wines—from inexpensive Cotes du Rhone to single vineyard Cote Rôtie priced in the triple digits—is unmatched. Take this Châteauneuf-du-Pape for example.  He owns no land there and has no vineyards. He selects and buys newly made wine from growers. Then he blends and ages it to come up with a finished wine that meets his standards and style. The result is fabulous. Floral and forward, it conveys an almost magical balanced combination of red fruit, herbal notes and smoky nuances wrapped in silky tannins. It has the suaveness and refinement emblematic of Guigal’s style. Judging from his past wines, this one will improve and gain even more complexity with age, but frankly, it is gorgeous—and hard to resist—now. 92 Michael Apstein Feb 2, 2010