One of the treats when tasting through the profound C?te R?ties made by Marcel Guigal was the opportunity to taste all of the bottled 1995's. Reviewed in previous issues, they are even better from bottle than they were during their upbringing (a characteristic of many Guigal wines). The 1995 C?te R?tie la Turque is the stuff of legends and is every bit as compelling as readers might expect. This single vineyard wine will have at least 2 decades of longevity.

A gorgeous terroir wine that's superharmonious, with a lot going on. Very jammy and rich, showing deft oak dosage and lovely plum, blackberry marmalade, mineral and toast character. While tempting now, it should improve with age. Drink now through 2003. 415 cases made. -PM