2020 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque
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| Type of Wine | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | |
| Appellation | Côte-Rôtie |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Grape | , |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14.5%) |
| Drink window | 2027 - 2050 |
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Guigal is the pioneer of "single vineyards" in Côte Rôtie. His three most famous vineyards, "La Landonne," "La Mouline," and "La Turque," produce the world's most sought-after and renowned wines. The Guigal story begins in 1924, when Etienne Guigal, at the age of 14, began working in the cellars of Vidal Fleury. By 1946, he had already been cellar master for some time and felt it was time to establish his own company. This took place in Ampuis, located in the heart of the Côte Rôtie appellation. In 1961, his son Marcel joined the company. He currently heads Guigal, and his son Philippe, the third generation, is responsible for the wine production process. Guigal transforms "simple" winemaking into genius. They work completely organically in the vineyards, maintain low yields, and have no intervention in the cellars. In short, they operate with respect for nature and a passion for wine. Besides the "La, La, La" wines, Côte Rôtie "Château d'Ampuis," Condrieu "La Doriane," and L'Ermitage "Ex Voto" are some of the estate's other crown jewels.
When E. Guigal purchased the La Turque vineyard in 1980, much of it had to be replanted. This makes La Turque the youngest of the three LaLa wines. However, in terms of robustness, it sits between La Landonne and La Mouline. It is made from 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier, planted on the steepest of all Guigal's Côte-Rôtie vineyards, with slopes of up to 70%! It is aged for 42 months in new French oak and has a 25-year aging potential. Decanting three to four hours beforehand is recommended.
On the nose, the Côte Rotie La Turque has notes of espresso, raspberry, pepper, and cedar. The wine is full-bodied and complex with beautiful depth. The Côte-Rôtie "La Turque" is one of Domaine GUIGAL's flagship wines. A powerful wine with spicy notes, its terroirs of Côte brune with "blonde accents" give it great elegance.
FACT: The wine is stored in our climate-controlled Wine Warehouse, and if you pick it up, you'll also receive a nice discount. We're located almost next to the highway with ample parking. Click here for the address.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone |
| Appellation | Côte-Rôtie |
| Winery | Guigal |
| Grape | Syrah-Shiraz, Viognier |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Drinking as of | 2027 |
| Drinking till | 2050 |
| Alcohol % | 14.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 97 |
| James Suckling rating | 98 |
| Vinous rating | 98 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Boers, Complex, Donker fruit, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Barbecue, Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 97
Reviewed by:
Yohan Castaing
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
2035 - 2050
The 2020 Côte-Rôtie La Turque is terrific, unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, spices, pencil lead, bay leaf and violet. Full-bodied, deep and layered, it’s concentrated and multidimensional, delivering controlled power within the firmest—yet most refined—structure of the La-La cuvées (La Turque, La Mouline and La Landonne). It concludes with a long, expansive finish. This will require time in the cellar to reveal all its nuances.
Published: Nov 20, 2025
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James Suckling
Score
98
Avg Price (ex-tax)
$ 409
E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque 2020
Monday, Apr 15, 2024
Color
Red
Country
France
Region
Rhone Valley
Vintage
2020
Download Shelftalker
The nose is like what you smell when you enter a spice market in the Far East. Great concentration and underplayed power on the full-bodied palate, but also graceful, the generous dose of toasty oak almost perfectly integrated. Extremely long finish that keeps on pumping out the berry fruit, butter, orange and stone character. Drinkable now, but best from 2027.
Stuart Pigott
Senior Editor
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Vinous
98
Drinking Window
2032 - 2050
From: Northern Rhône 2023: The Art of Perseverance (Jan 2025)
The 2020 Côte-Rôtie La Turque reveals an intense and intricate bouquet of black pepper, licorice, iodine, mocha, graphite and cedar notes, showcasing outstanding complexity. Full-bodied and deeply concentrated, it shines with refreshing acidity and an ultra-precise balance that maintains a serene sense of harmony. With a long, generous and impeccably refined finish, this is a serious La Turque that's elegant to the core.
- By Nicolas Greinacher on November 2024
Philippe Guigal and his team remain at the top of their game. The 2020 Côte-Rôtie trio of La Mouline, La Turque and La Landonne is flat-out stunning. Concentrated, complex and precise, yet totally fragrant, energetic and balanced, all three make it all seem so effortless. While the 2021 and 2022 La-La-La-La’s (don’t forget the new La Reynarde) remain in barrel, I got a chance to check in on the 2023s. Showing more initial ripeness than 2021 yet a little less flavor concentration and boldness than the 2022s, the 2023s are developing their own distinctive personality, and I’ll be delighted to watch them grow. I was also curious about how the 2021 Château d'Ampuis would perform, given its awkward showing from barrel last year. Now in bottle, it has come together nicely, showcasing a cooler-vintage-style restraint that’s going to be cherished by collectors when compared to surrounding vintages. Other highlights from this broad tasting include the expressive 2023 Condrieu La Doriane as well as the stellar 2020 Ermitage Ex-Voto. Before leaving, I also caught up with the now 81-year-old Marcel Guigal. Charming and polite as ever, I was glad to see him doing well.
(96-99)
Drinking Window
2032 - 2050
From: Northern Rhône: Where Diversity Ignites the Senses (Mar 2024)
The 2020 Côte-Rôtie La Turque is shaping up to be terrific. Bold and supremely complex, it unwinds with expressive mocha, ripe black fruits, cured meat, pencil shavings and cedarwood nuances. Refreshing acidity neatly balances the elevated flavor concentration, all framed by a firm yet polished tannic corset. Simply put, the 2020 La Turque is a wine of class and precision, with notable inner energy and verticality.
- By Nicolas Greinacher on October 2023
This year's visit to Guigal brought some intriguing news. To start with, the 2022 Côte-Rôtie La Reynarde will be the inaugural vintage of the fourth “La” within the iconic Guigal line-up. Named after the stream running between Côte Blonde and Côte Brune, the grapes are sourced from a 1.6-hectare steep plot within the Fongeant lieu-dit. After new vines were first planted between 2015 and 2019, Philippe Guigal bottled a single barrel separately as of the 2019 vintage. To provide better context and understanding before tasting the inaugural 2022 La Reynarde, he poured the 2019, 2020 and 2021 vintage samples for context. Each year, a greater proportion of fruit from these fairly young vines was ready to be used in the blend. While the fragrant 2019 had me thinking of a La Mouline with a little kick, tasting the more structured and denser 2020 and 2021 stylistically placed the La Reynarde closer to La Turque. Another interesting adaptation of the Guigal wines includes a change in cooperage. “More than 20 years ago, my father Marcel and I were looking for a partner to set up our family cooperage,” Guigal explained. “In 2003, we teamed up with a renowned cooper. One of the advantages of using their methods was that they made our wines more open and accessible – a great advantage in cooler years. Given the changing climate and increasingly higher temperatures, we started to feel that another solution was needed. After trying out many options, even from Austria and Slovenia, we landed on a partnership with a high-end cooperage located in Beaune. Not only do their barrels impart less vanilla flavor to our wines, but they also prevent the wines from unnecessarily opening up. The 2020 vintage saw a mixture of cooperages, while the 2021 will be the first vintage to fully show the in-depth work we achieved with this barrel change.” What has not changed is the heavy use of new oak in Guigal’s winemaking. “We stay true to the Guigal house style,” Guigal firmly points out. Having had dozens of spectacular mature Guigal wines from the past three decades, there isn’t much to hold against that stylistic choice; with the few exceptions of less ripe vintages, Guigal wines can handle the new oak. But there’s a caveat: The reds need time. In the case of the outstanding 2022 Côte-Rôtie La Landonne, time means holding off at least until 2037 to pop the first cork. Whether or not there is a sufficient number of consumers out there willing to wait that long is a different question.
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Maison E. Guigal is a winery with a great reputation. The company was founded in 1946 and is now three generations old. Founder Etienne Guigal strongly determined the current identity of this producer. Before setting up his own winery he collected his first experiences with the producer Vidal-Fleury. Marcel Guigal and his son Philippe are now in charge of the company. The latter is responsible for winemaking and thus follows in the footsteps of his grandfather, who experienced no fewer than 67 vintages.
Guigal is located in Ampuis, just 38 km south of Lyon. Here it has 60 hectares of land in the Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Châteauneuf du Pape, Tavel and Gigondas appellations. The Guigals are now also the owners of Domaine de Bonserine and Vidal Fleury. Since 1995, Guigal has managed the company from the famous Château d'Ampuis. This castle dates from the 12th century and was rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century.
The wine magazine Decanter named Marcel Guigal in 2006 "Man of the year." Renowned wine guide Guide Hachette takes it one step further and calls Guigal "the best winemaker in the world." Robert Parker also has deep respect for Guigal. The top wines of this producer regularly receive the highest score of 100 points. The 'La La' wines are special. These come from the 3 top locations 'La Turque', 'La Landonne', and 'La Moulin'.
Guigal is the pioneer of "single vineyards" in Côte Rôtie. His three most famous vineyards, "La Landonne," "La Mouline," and "La Turque," produce the world's most sought-after and renowned wines. The Guigal story begins in 1924, when Etienne Guigal, at the age of 14, began working in the cellars of Vidal Fleury. By 1946, he had already been cellar master for some time and felt it was time to establish his own company. This took place in Ampuis, located in the heart of the Côte Rôtie appellation. In 1961, his son Marcel joined the company. He currently heads Guigal, and his son Philippe, the third generation, is responsible for the wine production process. Guigal transforms "simple" winemaking into genius. They work completely organically in the vineyards, maintain low yields, and have no intervention in the cellars. In short, they operate with respect for nature and a passion for wine. Besides the "La, La, La" wines, Côte Rôtie "Château d'Ampuis," Condrieu "La Doriane," and L'Ermitage "Ex Voto" are some of the estate's other crown jewels.
When E. Guigal purchased the La Turque vineyard in 1980, much of it had to be replanted. This makes La Turque the youngest of the three LaLa wines. However, in terms of robustness, it sits between La Landonne and La Mouline. It is made from 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier, planted on the steepest of all Guigal's Côte-Rôtie vineyards, with slopes of up to 70%! It is aged for 42 months in new French oak and has a 25-year aging potential. Decanting three to four hours beforehand is recommended.
On the nose, the Côte Rotie La Turque has notes of espresso, raspberry, pepper, and cedar. The wine is full-bodied and complex with beautiful depth. The Côte-Rôtie "La Turque" is one of Domaine GUIGAL's flagship wines. A powerful wine with spicy notes, its terroirs of Côte brune with "blonde accents" give it great elegance.
FACT: The wine is stored in our climate-controlled Wine Warehouse, and if you pick it up, you'll also receive a nice discount. We're located almost next to the highway with ample parking. Click here for the address.
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone |
| Appellation | Côte-Rôtie |
| Winery | Guigal |
| Grape | Syrah-Shiraz, Viognier |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Drinking as of | 2027 |
| Drinking till | 2050 |
| Alcohol % | 14.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 97 |
| James Suckling rating | 98 |
| Vinous rating | 98 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Boers, Complex, Donker fruit, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Barbecue, Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 97
Reviewed by:
Yohan Castaing
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
2035 - 2050
The 2020 Côte-Rôtie La Turque is terrific, unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, spices, pencil lead, bay leaf and violet. Full-bodied, deep and layered, it’s concentrated and multidimensional, delivering controlled power within the firmest—yet most refined—structure of the La-La cuvées (La Turque, La Mouline and La Landonne). It concludes with a long, expansive finish. This will require time in the cellar to reveal all its nuances.
Published: Nov 20, 2025
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
James Suckling
Score
98
Avg Price (ex-tax)
$ 409
E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque 2020
Monday, Apr 15, 2024
Color
Red
Country
France
Region
Rhone Valley
Vintage
2020
Download Shelftalker
The nose is like what you smell when you enter a spice market in the Far East. Great concentration and underplayed power on the full-bodied palate, but also graceful, the generous dose of toasty oak almost perfectly integrated. Extremely long finish that keeps on pumping out the berry fruit, butter, orange and stone character. Drinkable now, but best from 2027.
Stuart Pigott
Senior Editor
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
Vinous
98
Drinking Window
2032 - 2050
From: Northern Rhône 2023: The Art of Perseverance (Jan 2025)
The 2020 Côte-Rôtie La Turque reveals an intense and intricate bouquet of black pepper, licorice, iodine, mocha, graphite and cedar notes, showcasing outstanding complexity. Full-bodied and deeply concentrated, it shines with refreshing acidity and an ultra-precise balance that maintains a serene sense of harmony. With a long, generous and impeccably refined finish, this is a serious La Turque that's elegant to the core.
- By Nicolas Greinacher on November 2024
Philippe Guigal and his team remain at the top of their game. The 2020 Côte-Rôtie trio of La Mouline, La Turque and La Landonne is flat-out stunning. Concentrated, complex and precise, yet totally fragrant, energetic and balanced, all three make it all seem so effortless. While the 2021 and 2022 La-La-La-La’s (don’t forget the new La Reynarde) remain in barrel, I got a chance to check in on the 2023s. Showing more initial ripeness than 2021 yet a little less flavor concentration and boldness than the 2022s, the 2023s are developing their own distinctive personality, and I’ll be delighted to watch them grow. I was also curious about how the 2021 Château d'Ampuis would perform, given its awkward showing from barrel last year. Now in bottle, it has come together nicely, showcasing a cooler-vintage-style restraint that’s going to be cherished by collectors when compared to surrounding vintages. Other highlights from this broad tasting include the expressive 2023 Condrieu La Doriane as well as the stellar 2020 Ermitage Ex-Voto. Before leaving, I also caught up with the now 81-year-old Marcel Guigal. Charming and polite as ever, I was glad to see him doing well.
(96-99)
Drinking Window
2032 - 2050
From: Northern Rhône: Where Diversity Ignites the Senses (Mar 2024)
The 2020 Côte-Rôtie La Turque is shaping up to be terrific. Bold and supremely complex, it unwinds with expressive mocha, ripe black fruits, cured meat, pencil shavings and cedarwood nuances. Refreshing acidity neatly balances the elevated flavor concentration, all framed by a firm yet polished tannic corset. Simply put, the 2020 La Turque is a wine of class and precision, with notable inner energy and verticality.
- By Nicolas Greinacher on October 2023
This year's visit to Guigal brought some intriguing news. To start with, the 2022 Côte-Rôtie La Reynarde will be the inaugural vintage of the fourth “La” within the iconic Guigal line-up. Named after the stream running between Côte Blonde and Côte Brune, the grapes are sourced from a 1.6-hectare steep plot within the Fongeant lieu-dit. After new vines were first planted between 2015 and 2019, Philippe Guigal bottled a single barrel separately as of the 2019 vintage. To provide better context and understanding before tasting the inaugural 2022 La Reynarde, he poured the 2019, 2020 and 2021 vintage samples for context. Each year, a greater proportion of fruit from these fairly young vines was ready to be used in the blend. While the fragrant 2019 had me thinking of a La Mouline with a little kick, tasting the more structured and denser 2020 and 2021 stylistically placed the La Reynarde closer to La Turque. Another interesting adaptation of the Guigal wines includes a change in cooperage. “More than 20 years ago, my father Marcel and I were looking for a partner to set up our family cooperage,” Guigal explained. “In 2003, we teamed up with a renowned cooper. One of the advantages of using their methods was that they made our wines more open and accessible – a great advantage in cooler years. Given the changing climate and increasingly higher temperatures, we started to feel that another solution was needed. After trying out many options, even from Austria and Slovenia, we landed on a partnership with a high-end cooperage located in Beaune. Not only do their barrels impart less vanilla flavor to our wines, but they also prevent the wines from unnecessarily opening up. The 2020 vintage saw a mixture of cooperages, while the 2021 will be the first vintage to fully show the in-depth work we achieved with this barrel change.” What has not changed is the heavy use of new oak in Guigal’s winemaking. “We stay true to the Guigal house style,” Guigal firmly points out. Having had dozens of spectacular mature Guigal wines from the past three decades, there isn’t much to hold against that stylistic choice; with the few exceptions of less ripe vintages, Guigal wines can handle the new oak. But there’s a caveat: The reds need time. In the case of the outstanding 2022 Côte-Rôtie La Landonne, time means holding off at least until 2037 to pop the first cork. Whether or not there is a sufficient number of consumers out there willing to wait that long is a different question.
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Maison E. Guigal is a winery with a great reputation. The company was founded in 1946 and is now three generations old. Founder Etienne Guigal strongly determined the current identity of this producer. Before setting up his own winery he collected his first experiences with the producer Vidal-Fleury. Marcel Guigal and his son Philippe are now in charge of the company. The latter is responsible for winemaking and thus follows in the footsteps of his grandfather, who experienced no fewer than 67 vintages.
Guigal is located in Ampuis, just 38 km south of Lyon. Here it has 60 hectares of land in the Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Châteauneuf du Pape, Tavel and Gigondas appellations. The Guigals are now also the owners of Domaine de Bonserine and Vidal Fleury. Since 1995, Guigal has managed the company from the famous Château d'Ampuis. This castle dates from the 12th century and was rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century.
The wine magazine Decanter named Marcel Guigal in 2006 "Man of the year." Renowned wine guide Guide Hachette takes it one step further and calls Guigal "the best winemaker in the world." Robert Parker also has deep respect for Guigal. The top wines of this producer regularly receive the highest score of 100 points. The 'La La' wines are special. These come from the 3 top locations 'La Turque', 'La Landonne', and 'La Moulin'.
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