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E. Guigal, Côte-Rôtie La Turque

The youngest cru (1985), from a hectare on the Côte Brune, about 5,000 bottles.

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Vineyards in Ampuis, Côte-Rôtie, northern Rhône Valley
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La Turque is Guigal's Côte-Rôtie from about one hectare, aged 42 months in new oak, in roughly 5,000 bottles.

Made by
E. Guigal
From
Côte-Rôtie, Rhône
Style
RedSyrah, Viognier
Bottles made in a typical year
5.0K
The kind of wine

Northern Rhône single-vineyard Syrah

A Syrah from the steep terraces of Hermitage or Côte-Rôtie in the northern Rhône. Farmed by hand, a few thousand bottles a year.

What a bottle like this costs to make

A glass of dark red wine on a terrace wall in a very steep vineyard above a wide river

Good years and bad

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

2022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995
ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult
The essentials

The wine and its economics

La Turque is Guigal's Côte-Rôtie from about one hectare, aged 42 months in new oak, in roughly 5,000 bottles.

Every year in a tableHow each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked
VintageHow the year was ratedRelease priceHow rare (0–100)The growing season
2022Very Good — 86
2021Mixed — 87
2020Very Good — 87
2019Excellent — 88
2018Very Good — 88
2017Very Good — 89
2016Exceptional — 89
2015Exceptional — 90
2014Mixed — 90
2013Good — 90
2012Very Good — 91
2011Good — 91
2010Exceptional — 92Cool, dry; exceptional in both north and south.
2009Very Good — 92
2008— — 92
2007Excellent — 92
2006Very Good — 92
2005Excellent — 93
2004— — 93
2003Very Good — 93
2002— — 93
2001Very Good — 94
2000Very Good — 94
1999Very Good — 94
1998Excellent — 94
1997— — 94
1996— — 95
1995Very Good — 95
 Release price is what the producer first asked for a bottle. A dash means no price was published.

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What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $21–$70 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $21 to $70 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.

ComponentLowHigh
Imputed land cost$3.04$14.63
Vineyard operations$4.66$13.30
Oak barrels$0.38$1.83
Winemaking labour and cellar work$3.00$6.00
Cellar aging$1.20$4.00
Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling$4.40$11.40
Winery overhead$3.00$8.00
Financing over the aging period$1.18$10.35
Estimated winery production cost$20.85$69.51
 One standard bottle, at the winery door. Built in US dollars and shown in your chosen currency.

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Recent auction resultsWhat bottles of this wine fetched when collectors sold them
Sale dateVintageHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Jun 20262015Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3106 × 75 cl≈$1,752≈$292 with premium
Jun 20262015Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3096 × 75 cl≈$1,911≈$319 with premium
Jun 20262005Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 30812 × 75 cl≈$3,823≈$319 with premium
Jun 20262005Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 30712 × 75 cl≈$3,823≈$319 with premium
Jun 20262003Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3062 × 75 cl≈$876≈$438 with premium
Jun 20262003Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3056 × 75 cl≈$2,708≈$451 with premium
Jun 20261998Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3041 × 75 cl≈$510≈$510 with premium
Jun 20261997Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 30312 × 75 cl≈$3,823≈$319 with premium
Feb 20262003Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting Part II (sale 24460) · lot 2092 × 75 cl≈$1,035≈$518 with premium
Dec 20252001Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting, Day I (sale 23766) · lot 2553 × 75 cl$875$292 with premium
Dec 20252001Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting, Day I (sale 23766) · lot 2543 × 75 cl$1,062$354 with premium
Nov 20252000Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 24579) · lot 80516 × 75 cl≈$3,142≈$196 with premium
 Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s include the buyer’s fee; Hart Davis Hart shows the price before it.

All lots on record

The detailsClassification, grapes, bottle sizes and the rest
Producer
E. Guigal
Region
Rhône
Appellation
Côte-Rôtie
Classification
Côte-Rôtie AOC single vineyard
Style
Red
Grape composition
Syrah, Viognier≈ 93%; ≈ 7%
Bottle sizes
750 · 1500 ml
Bottles made in a typical year
5,000 bottlesPer the house
First vintage made
1985
Great years
7 of 23 rated excellent or exceptional

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Sources

  1. E. Guigal, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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