Guiraud Vintage:2008 which many consider to be

which many consider to be the greatest vineyard on Hermitage Hill

persistency and gloss

in the (rightly named) Unico method (72 months’ oak)

the 2014 Proprietary Red needs a little coaxing to reveal slowly unfurling notions of warm black cherries

Guiraud Vintage:2008 which many consider to beThe 2010 Guiraud is a little closed on the nose like the 2010 Climens and demands a lot of coaxing from the glass. Eventually it reveals scents of dried honey, fig and ginger but they feel muted at the moment. The palate is much better and more expressive with tangy marmalade and quince notes, good depth and fine tension. It is just a case of waiting for the nose to open because the palate really shows the potential here. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners