E. Guigal, Hermitage, Ex Voto Blanc

Golden yellow in color. Although this is a bit tired and maderized, you can get aromas of honeyed orchard stone fruits, spicy yellow citrus. Quite oily and viscous palate shows that sweet honeyed layered stone fruit marmalade, toasted nuts and hint of sherry. Sad..

2006 vintage

Unfortunately the wine was already oxidized, so there’s not much to say…It was still drinkable as a sherry though tbh.

2001 vintage

A fabulous wine right now with mineral, waxy notes and long finish. Will hold at this stage for quite a while yet.

2006 vintage

Completely oxidised. At least reading other tasting notes here, I can console myself that it would probably have been the same 10-15 years ago.

2001 vintage

no rating as this was ruined in some way (not corked)...flat and flaccid, tasted a bit sour as well. Both bottles I purchased from this vendor were off.

2006 vintage

La Ronde's note is spot-on for my btl as well. On the nose: caramel and pear, honey with a touch of toast. On the palate: ok acidity, apricot, marmelade, caramel. Finish is a touch short, but an excellent example from the vintage imo.

2006 vintage

This was not an academic exercise. Deep gold with almost amber tinge, nose like pear tarts, toasted. Full bodied and feeling like it's higher in alcohol than the label states (13%). The signature waxiness has evolved into a caramel quality, but caramel without sweetness. Dried stone fruits. So good. Drink or hold for maybe another couple, three years.

2006 vintage

First bottle of 6. Upon opening, the aroma is an awful mix of damp socks and sherry gone bad. After keeping the wine open for several days, while the palate firmed up significantly, the nose did not improve so my low score is primarily based on this. The palate contains flavors of buttered popcorn, hazelnuts, minerals, figs, and oak. Best on day 3. After being open for 5 days, the wine had faded away. Now I've got to figure out …

2001 vintage

Interesting wine - deep golden. I'm not sure if it's too old or in a weird spot. Not unenjoyable, but more academic than a pleasure. At least to me.

2006 vintage

sadly oxidized. One bottle left - need to try soon

2006 vintage

开瓶即饮，中金黄色，闻香有草本植物，奶油面包，金银花，槐花，杏仁和榛子的香气，入口酒液咸，湿石头的矿物感，酒液油滑，草本味突出，需要进一步醒酒。醒酒两个小时，闻香有奶油，榛子，黄苹果，梨，些许植物气息，还有蛋糕的香味，橡木桶带来的奶油味特别明显，入口酸度中等，口中有一股鲜味，一些酒泥接触的酵母味，混合着奶油面包，榛子，梨和植物气息，后段有植物的微苦，奶油蛋糕的味道一直延伸到余味，酒液丝滑，酒体中等偏重，口感醇厚。酒的结构很大，风格严肃而又深沉，教科书一般的表现。如果很少喝北隆的白葡萄酒的话，这确实是很特别的体验，闻上去有浓郁的榛子气息，以为酒老了，过氧化了，喝起来却又非常强健，活力四射，正值适饮期，没有丝毫的老态，这就是纯牌儿的榛子味，来自玛珊的特别问候。继续陈年还会有更多复杂度的提升。

2006 vintage

Vinminnen 11

2001 vintage

Great experience to drink this 2006 version of Ex Voto Blanc versus the 2010 ex voto blanc. The 2010 truly is a legendary wine, while the 2006 is a very good and typical hermitage blanc. Great Ex Voto personality, rich in flavour, with the famous petrol. Better day 2 and even better day 3. fully in the drinking window and a pleasure to have over multiple days. I would say the Ex Voto Blanc in top vintages is superior to …

2006 vintage

Tuesday Night Double Blind $50+ (Bin 75 Alpharetta, GA) : More golden color; aged nose, pie crust, premox, sherry, nutty, oak, dense and weighty; '04 Verget Batard?

2006 vintage

Toujours autant de variations dans les tons de fruits secs (noisettes, amandes) et d'abricots mûrs. C'est vraiment suave. Là, quand même, il faut le boire, car en 2 ans il semble avoir un peu perdu de fraîcheur et d'éclat et avoir évolué vers plus de concentration et il risque de se déséquilibrer avec le temps.

2006 vintage

Deep yellow-orange wine with an extreme rich bouquet of ripe pear, peach and nutty impressions, signs of an oxidative influence (?) , long finish.

2006 vintage

A serie of superb Old World wines (Amsterdam) : A deep golden, but lively, colour with also a 'deep' taste, lovely nutty, mokka, cocoa, blossomed with aeration showing bitters and a compensating ripeness/sweetness and a very tasty finish; so powerful that the wine could not be very subtle, but I did not care.

2006 vintage

oxidized

2001 vintage

Might have been past it’s prime, however this was my first “aged” white wine, so I have no baseline to compare as to what aged whites should taste like. It was bought from the store (SAQ) by me and stored in a cellar so I know it was handled properly. Nose: lots of honey, and some flower. Eyes: beautiful gold colour, almost looked like an aged Sauternes. Palate: fruit seemed completely gone. Notes of honey as the nose suggested was …

2006 vintage

Some great older Rhones, primarily from the North (Portland, OR) : Really rich and nutty on the nose, offering nice lusciousness, spices, and herbs. Spicy on palate entry, and again heavy on the herbs. The wine is tart, thick, and voluminous in the mouth. Very intense and rich in body. Like a creamed nut pie. Palate shows decent acidity, but also feels of old, wet wood too. Crazy nutty honeycomb, spices, and herbs dominate the finish, but it's also rather …

2001 vintage

C'est tellement sublime qu'il me semble évident que les Saints acceptent toujours ce genre d'offrandes pour exaucer les vœux des épicuriens... Le meilleur vin blanc que j'ai bu. Il y a à la fois des notes d'abricot mûr et de fruits secs grillés. C'est exceptionnel !

2006 vintage

Very healthy bottle bought at an auction recently. Leather, hazelnut, lemon zest, floral notes. Big, meaty, broad shouldered wine. Long complex and changing finish with lots of flavour and aromas.

2006 vintage

Dark yellow color. Notes of clove, some saline and a touch of honeysuckle. In the mouth, large-scaled, but good underlying acidity. This wine didn't do it for me. It was pleasant, just not what I was expecting based on the notes and pedigree.

2006 vintage

Similar to my note on the 05 (although not tried at the same time), SO'd for a few hrs, deep gold, thick, nutty fruit, long finish; delicious, unique, ready to drink

2006 vintage

Amber color. Rich and profound; not just a wine, an important wine experience. Baked red apple skin, peaches, grilled lemon and toasted hazelnut are backed up by strands of peanut brittle and an herb component in the long finish I couldn't quite put a name to, maybe bay leaf. Wow.

2006 vintage

Add another completely undrinkable, oxidized bottle to the list.

2001 vintage

SO'd for several hrs in the fridge, pale amber, nuts & figs, med. finish; delicious & ready to drink Got better over a wonderful 3 hr meal at Max's Harvest in Delray, last taste was the best (added a point)

2001 vintage

Reductive for Rhone white and enjoyable.

2006 vintage

Fully oxidized. Like an oloroso. No fun.

2001 vintage

Initially felt very oxidized, but with 4 hours of air, this showed that it was just way too young and opened up. Patience!!

2001 vintage

I was very nervous about opening this bottle. Last one was oxidized and based on the reviews I expected the worse. Bottle was fine. Thick and oily!

2001 vintage

Consistent notes. Tasted beside the 2007 vintage of the same wine. I found the 2006 to have brighter acidity and better balance. The 2007 was a tad flabby in the mid-palate.

2006 vintage

Another oxidized 2001 Ex Voto. Has the nose of a fortified wine, but no fruit at all. Dark gold color, metallic finish. Disappointed.

2001 vintage

undrinkable. Too oxidized to even begin to appreciate what the winemaker intended. Somewhere in the mix was honey and nuts. Too sad for words.

2001 vintage

Lovely typicity of Northern Rhone with quince, floral, hazelnut and thick. Very long and mouth filling.

2006 vintage

Over the hill. Fully oxidized

2001 vintage

Superbe couleur ambrée Nez très aromatique dénotant complexité Arômes: abricots, herbe, acacias, noix de pin Un nectar!

2006 vintage

This is a white wine that's quite different in style in comparison to other whites. Golden in color, rich and viscous when you swell the glass. The bouquet initially is filled with apricot, green apple and lemon zest, it would make you think that this might be a sweet white instead. But that's the deceiving part, the most interesting aspect of this wine, when the wine enters your palate - bang! rich juice packed with ample amount of refreshing acidiy, …

2006 vintage

Oxidized

2001 vintage

What an incredible experience. Beautiful golden colour, with thick viscosity. On the nose, complex aromas of apricots, marzipan, varnish. On the palate, beautiful bitter-sweet bright fruit with layers of complexity, and beautiful balance. Drinking very well, will easily go 10 years.

2006 vintage

Found a couple of these buried deep and was going to relocate, but reviews here had me worried, so popped one. Golden yellow, clearly showing some age. Aromas of hazelnuts, caphor, and dry fig had me worried regarding oxidation. Flavors are dominated by nutty, woody warm notes, dry, yet very full mouth feel. Enjoyable to a degree, but shows oxidative qualities some may find off putting, but I still found highly drinkable. Best to drink remaining bottle very soon for …

2001 vintage

A great disappointment at the Romain's wine dinner in February 2013, but a good chance for the company to taste an expensive but horribly premoxed bottle. Wrote the Guigals about this but no response.....

2001 vintage

Tasted blind, PnP fr 750ml. Initial nose had me guessing chenin blanc, with a sweet slightly oxed apricot aroma. Very oily note - not only on the nose but definitely oily and viscous on the palate. Oak and caramel present. The wine looked and tasted much older than it was - I guessed early-mid 90's. No rush to drink these. 91-92 today

2001 vintage

Premixed badly and nearly undrinkable 10/21/2013 flawed bottle: A great disappointment at the Romain's wine dinner in February 2013, but a good chance for the company to taste an expensive but horribly premoxed bottle. Wrote the Guigals about this but no response..... (1998 views)

2001 vintage

Not a very good bottle. Oxidized.

2001 vintage

Pisser. First, I thought I had purchased the 01 Ex Voto red, only to find out that I had actually purchased the white (don't ask). Then, I read all the reviews of oxidized bottles and crossed my fingers. Finally, I opened the bottle with friends to unanimous disapproval. Close your eyes and smell: it's like an inexpensive tawny port that's been left open for too long. In the mouth, it just gets worse. Expensive mistake. I had half a mind …

2001 vintage

White wine Guigal Masterclass (Stockholm) : Golden yellow colour, almost orange. Nose with ripe yellow fruit, orange peel, a hint of nut, some milk chocolate, damp straw, some mineral. Full bodied on the palate, oily, very spicy, oranges, a hint of bitterness, rather low acidity, slightly nutty, mineral and menthol. Comes across as fully developed. Rather far in its development for its age, if you factor in that it is a prestige Hermitage with good concentration.

2001 vintage

Hermitage Blancs: Chave vs. Chapoutier (The Redd Collection, Culver City, California) : Light medium gold color with 1.5 millimeter clear meniscus; rich, buttery, lanolin, almond nose; tasty, matured, creamy textured, lanolin, sweet butter, almond palate with lots of glycerol; should go another 5 years; long finish 92+ points

2001 vintage

I too have to join the list of those who are disappointed by a premoxed bottle!

2001 vintage

A real disappointment. Completely oxidized.

2001 vintage

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