Gigondas, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Thinker, not a drinker. The stewed and dried fruit showed for flash before the wine dove into its savory and leather depths. Smoke, worn leather, shiitake mushrooms, eucalyptus, fernet, hung meat. Incredible how much acid and tannin this held onto, still typical for the AOP. Curious if just the bottle.
Thinker, not a drinker. The stewed and dried fruit showed for flash before the wine dove into its savory and leather depths. Smoke, worn leather, shiitake mushrooms, eucalyptus, fernet, hung meat. Incredible how much acid and tannin this held onto, still typical for the AOP. Curious if just the bottle.
May 3rd, 2018Frédéric Chastan gave me this on a cellar visit in Orange last July. A great guy who makes some of my favorite wines in the Southern Rhône. So happy to see this survived its long trek back to CA from FR. ‘09 has some great plushness to it, still a earth driven wine, but the warm mid-palate of grenache is really giving this some charm. Has so many notes of aged Gigondas that I love like tar, garrigue, dried and medicinal herbs, olives, licorice , stewed raspberries, and a melange of brown spices. Nuanced brett that adds allure. This has drying tannins and plenty of weight without losing too much focus.
Frédéric Chastan gave me this on a cellar visit in Orange last July. A great guy who makes some of my favorite wines in the Southern Rhône. So happy to see this survived its long trek back to CA from FR. ‘09 has some great plushness to it, still a earth driven wine, but the warm mid-palate of grenache is really giving this some charm. Has so many notes of aged Gigondas that I love like tar, garrigue, dried and medicinal herbs, olives, licorice , stewed raspberries, and a melange of brown spices. Nuanced brett that adds allure. This has drying tannins and plenty of weight without losing too much focus.
1 person found it helpfulOct 22nd, 2018
Red cherry, raspberry, cedar, smoke, violet and dust. Little more fruit and cherry candy on the palate.
Red cherry, raspberry, cedar, smoke, violet and dust. Little more fruit and cherry candy on the palate.
1 person found it helpfulSep 24th, 2016So pretty and elegant. Tar, leather, dried black cherry, dust, shiitake, lipstick, roasted herbs, cedar, licorice root, black tea. Rustic yet completely charming.
So pretty and elegant. Tar, leather, dried black cherry, dust, shiitake, lipstick, roasted herbs, cedar, licorice root, black tea. Rustic yet completely charming.
Nov 27th, 2016Seek this out. Old school honest Rhone wine.
Seek this out. Old school honest Rhone wine.
Apr 15th, 2015
Great bottle age and a delicious wine. Bright red fruit, smooth mouthfeel, a singed edge to it (embers perhaps) and cigar box.
Great bottle age and a delicious wine. Bright red fruit, smooth mouthfeel, a singed edge to it (embers perhaps) and cigar box.
Jan 5th, 2017
