Through three generations of the family, Etienne, his son Marcel, and Marcel’s son Philippe, E. Guigal remains one of the top producers up and down the entire Rhône Valley. In addition to the wines that they make from their own vineyards, which extend from prime plots in Côte Rôtie, Hermitage, and St. Joseph in the north, to ones in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Tavel in the south, they buy and blend wines from other appellations. And they are masters at that, as this white Crozes-Hermitage demonstrates. Delightful acidity balances and freshens the subtle and engaging stone fruit nuances in this mid-weight white. It is equally at home as a before dinner drink or on the table with grilled swordfish or a roast chicken.
92 Michael Apstein – July 30, 2025