Guigal Hermitage Ex Voto 2013 750ml (750ml)

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Producer	Guigal
Country	France
Region	Rhone Valley
Subregion	Northern Rhône
Varietal	Syrah
Vintage	2013
Sku	FR-RD4115
Size	750ml

 

The 2013 Ex Voto opens inky and intense, offering concentrated notes of black fruit liqueur (blackberry, cassis), dark chocolate, roasted coffee, spice, licorice, and a hint of eucalyptus.  On the palate it is full, muscular, and seamless—deep, structured tannins carry the fruit, with layers of graphite, iron, smoke, and savory earth driving through a long crescendo.  Though powerful, the wine is beautifully balanced: acidity and mineral tension lift the darker elements, and time in bottle continues to reveal complexity.  Critics praise it for both its force and elegance — with both breadth and finesse, promising decades of further evolution. 

E. Guigal, based in Ampuis in the Northern Rhône, is one of the most revered Rhône houses, particularly renowned for its mastery in Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, and Rhône terroirs. The Ex Voto label (red and white) is Guigal’s “treasure cuvée,” produced only in exceptional vintages when the fruit is deemed worthy of surpassing their standard Hermitage bottlings.  The red Ex Voto draws from four prestigious Hermitage lieux-dits: Bessards, Greffieux, Murets, and Hermite, with vines averaging 50 to 90 years of age.  Winemaking involves a 4-week maceration, gentle pump-overs, and extended aging in 100% new French oak (≈ 40 months), without filtration or fining.  The philosophy behind Ex Voto is deliberate restraint — intervene enough to reveal structure and depth, but let the purity of site, vintage, and Syrah speak.  Over time, Guigal’s Ex Voto has become a benchmark for Hermitage greatness, a wine admired for concentration, longevit