From almost 110 year old Grenache vines this is so epic. What a nose. Raspberry coulis, huge stones, even mandarin orange, very stoney and complex. Insane spice. Flowers as well. Super aromatic. Wonderful purity and freshness with stunning balance. Juicy and crackling. Very fresh. Beautiful tannins. Big raspberry and cherry fruit. Almost cassis. For such a large wine this is quite nimble. This is so massive and pumps out the fruit and tannins and stones. Just awesome. For Grenache it’s hard to get better in Gigondas.
From almost 110 year old Grenache vines this is so epic. What a nose. Raspberry coulis, huge stones, even mandarin orange, very stoney and complex. Insane spice. Flowers as well. Super aromatic. Wonderful purity and freshness with stunning balance. Juicy and crackling. Very fresh. Beautiful tannins. Big raspberry and cherry fruit. Almost cassis. For such a large wine this is quite nimble. This is so massive and pumps out the fruit and tannins and stones. Just awesome. For Grenache it’s hard to get better in Gigondas.
Mar 19th, 2019
100 GR planted in 1910, WC fermentation, 50% uncrushed. At first, wound, really expressing old vine GR character; hot stones, white pepper, roasted herbs, pitch, iron, animal. With air the red fruit really starts to come out, moving from ripe to liquor, flowers, licorice, coffee, smoke, and coniferous forest. This has sinew and a little grit to the tannin, but there’s a beautiful acidity that this vintage seems to carry. Excited to see this progress.
100 GR planted in 1910, WC fermentation, 50% uncrushed. At first, wound, really expressing old vine GR character; hot stones, white pepper, roasted herbs, pitch, iron, animal. With air the red fruit really starts to come out, moving from ripe to liquor, flowers, licorice, coffee, smoke, and coniferous forest. This has sinew and a little grit to the tannin, but there’s a beautiful acidity that this vintage seems to carry. Excited to see this progress.
Dec 24th, 2018Killer old vines Grenache. All 100+. No new oak. Big liquer, stoney nose. Floral. Herbal, Wild. Feral. Intensely expressive untamed Grenache fruit. Great great nose. Palate is just so epic. Incredible fruit. So dense. So sweet. Balanced. So pure. Long and structured. Sappy and so pure. Really profound Grenache.
Killer old vines Grenache. All 100+. No new oak. Big liquer, stoney nose. Floral. Herbal, Wild. Feral. Intensely expressive untamed Grenache fruit. Great great nose. Palate is just so epic. Incredible fruit. So dense. So sweet. Balanced. So pure. Long and structured. Sappy and so pure. Really profound Grenache.
Mar 31st, 2018
Gigondas, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
