Côte Rôtie "La Mouline 2012" - Domaine Guigal

Côte-Rôtie La Mouline 2012 — E. Guigal

This Côte-Rôtie La Mouline 2012 from E. Guigal belongs to the mythical circle of the “La La” wines, the house’s most sought-after single-vineyard cuvées. Sourced from the heart of the Côte Blonde, La Mouline is renowned for its more floral, silky and voluptuous expression of Côte-Rôtie, where the depth of Syrah meets the perfumed elegance of Viognier.

The 2012 vintage gives here a wine that is already highly seductive, intensely aromatic, ample and beautifully textured. Less massive than La Landonne and more immediately sensual, La Mouline 2012 offers a rare balance between dark fruit, flowers, spice, smoked meat, black olive, freshness and mineral length.

Terroir: Côte Blonde, perfume and the texture of La Mouline

La Mouline comes from a vineyard located in the heart of the Côte Blonde, one of the most prestigious sectors of Côte-Rôtie. This terroir gives wines of great aromatic finesse, often marked by violet, dark fruits, spice, smoke and a texture of rare smoothness.

The cuvée traditionally blends Syrah with a proportion of Viognier, co-fermented in the historic spirit of the appellation. Long ageing in new oak barrels, a hallmark of Guigal’s great single-vineyard Côte-Rôtie wines, brings depth, polished tannins, toasted notes and ageing potential, while preserving the perfumed exuberance of the site.

Tasting notes

Expression of the 2012 vintage

The 2012 vintage gives La Mouline a particularly charming, perfumed and harmonious expression. The wine has the depth required of great age-worthy Côte-Rôtie, but also a more immediate accessibility than some more powerful vintages. With time, it will further develop nuances of dried violet, fine leather, truffle, smoke, bacon, undergrowth, pepper and noble spice.