Appellation: Gigondas

Region: Southern Rhone Valley

Gigondas Soils: Pied-Gü, Les Teyssonnières, La Bouïssière, Les Dentelles.

Ageing: 10 months in one and two year old Allier and Troncais vintage barrels. Then 12 months in foudre (huge oak barrels). Winemaking: 2/3 non destemmed.

Grape Varieties: Grenache 90%, Mourvèdre 5%, Syrah 5%.

Tasting Notes: The mouth is dense, pulpy, juicy. The archetype of a fine Mediterranean Wine!

Food Pairing: A wine proudly asserting its roots. Enthralling nose of Provence herbs and scrubland.

Age of Vines: Grenache, Mourvèdre: 60+ to 100 years. Syrah: 40+ years

Ratings:

Vintage 2019: 92 Points Decanter, 93 James Suckling, 94 Wine Spectator/Wine Enthusiast/Vinous, 92-94 Jeb Dunnuck

Vintage 2018: Jeb Dunnuck 94-96/100 "A big step up, the 2018 Gigondas Vieilles Vignes is a remarkable effort offering gorgeous black raspberries, garrigue, spice, and floral aromas and flavors. Full-bodied, pure, and balanced, with beautiful depth of fruit, it's up with the top wines in the vintage. This cuvée is 90% Grenache and the balance Syrah and Mourvèdre, fermented with lots of stems, and aged in once- and twice-used barrels followed by a year in foudre."

Jeb Dunnuck, 16/08/2019 Wine Advocate 92/100 "The 2018 Gigondas Vieilles Vignes is 80% Grenache, with the remaining 20% split equally between Mourvèdre and Syrah. Two-thirds of the fruit was undestemmed, and the wine matured in previously used barrels for 10 months, then in foudre. It's a top-flight effort, with soaring aromas of herbal tea and red raspberries. Medium to full-bodied, it's silky in texture, with a long, vibrant finish that ends in a flurry of soft tannins." Wine Advocate, 24/09/2020

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