Description
Certified Organic and Biodynamic. These parcels comprise the family’s original holdings in Gigondas, owned since the domaine’s found action in 1874. It’s soil is a complex mix, of red clay and sand, mixed through with gravel from an alluvial fan from the Dentelles de Montmirail, the Cône de la Font des Papes. It is planted with grenache and mourvèdre in roughly equal parts, the vines now 75-years-old. In the winery the grapes are partially destemmed and the grapes are gravity fed to keep the berries intact. Fermentations are spontaneous, and take between 20-30 days. Pumping over is carried out twice a day, while punching down is employed sparingly. After the males the wines are left to settle over the winter. In the spring they move to a mix of foudres and amphorae, where they remain for 18-months. bottled with no fining or filtration.
Strong Mourvèdre profile here, with heavy aromas like a dense fug. Soft, gently unctuous fruit including blackberry and black cherry. Fresh with bold, muscular tannins and a long finish. This wine is well balanced this year, definitely one to buy. Planted at the foot of the Cône around their house.
Matt Walls Decanter October 2021
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