The various Côte Rôtie bottlings from Guigal, the négociant at Ampuis, dominate blind-tasting events, dominate the wine journals, newspapers, and magazines to a degree that has become dangerous. The public is very close to deciding a Côte Rôtie is by definition oaky and alcoholic, and the next step is the rejection of the traditional Côte Rôtie, which is not oaky or alcoholic.
