Guigal Vignes de l'Hospice St. Joseph Rouge 2001

Deep, saturated red.

Smoked meat/sausage/wilted greens - crazy food nose. Reminds me of Caldo Verde soup from Portugal. Red raspberry underneath.

Mouth is immediately scoured by acidity and possibly stem tannin - no way is this going to be generous. Intensely flavored, with green character dominating. A citrus character emerging with time in the glass. This is changing constantly - will check back in tomorrow.

Day 2 - No real change. This needs several more years in bottle to unwind a bit.


$70?