The lean, competent, austere, slightly under-nourished 1993 Cotes du Rhone is not nearly as attractive as the 1994. Marcel Guigal modestly claims that he learned all he knows about making red wine from his father, whom he states was a "genius" when it came to blending and understanding the purpose of a wine's upbringing (elevage) in the cellars. Anybody who can turn out 75,000 cases of a red Cotes du Rhone as delicious as Guigal consistently produces should merit attention. This wine was tasted between June 1 and June 16, 1996. Importer: Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel. (617) 731-6644