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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.1 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 22 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Duncan H on 1/21/2024 & rated 89 points: Not sensational, but still very good.
Dark-ish red. Lots of funkiness, garrigue and herbs. Mid-weight and rounded. I wonder how much better this is going to get, so I'm planning to drink up our remaining three bottles. (239 views) | | | Tasted by Stefan75 on 12/28/2022 & rated 90 points: Good structure and nice balance but a bit “cooked” for my taste - maybe what to expect from this region. Needs a bit of air after opening. (678 views) | | | Tasted by LW31 on 11/30/2022: Good depth and it’s very drinkable. In a hotter year the Grenache comes to the fore and takes away from the usual complexity and elegance of this wine. Drink now to my taste (658 views) | | | Tasted by oldcorke on 11/5/2021 & rated 94 points: Grenache leads, aromatically, with dried strawberry and something that reminds of a sandy beach on a summer afternoon... and that reminds me of Rayas. There's a bit of garrigue as well, that some notice more than others. It's got a more blue fruited taste for me, with respectable tannins nicely balancing the acid. This worked well with usual foods you might pair with southern Rhone wines, and I think there's no rush to drink it. I have other bottles I'll leave alone a few more years. (983 views) | | | Tasted by Duncan H on 11/26/2020 & rated 92 points: Amazing! Not super-fine, but a vibrant and warming delight of funky garrigue with some luscious black fruit to go with it. (1422 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 9/28/2019: nice wine, has a very smooth candied licorice component, and drinks very juicy, though overall lacks somewhat in complexity. (1729 views) | | | Tasted by Duncan H on 8/11/2019 & rated 92 points: Simply amazing!
I brought this to a committee meeting of the Solicitors' Wine Society (who generally are staunch Gauby-phobes) but it was one of the wines of the evening. Not as funky or wild as traditional Gauby, but voluptuous dark fruit which was a pleasure to drink. Very dark colour, full and mouth-filling - this has plenty of life in it yet, but I'm not inclined to wait! (1295 views) | | | Tasted by Stefan75 on 4/28/2019 & rated 91 points: I agree it is somewhat similar to a Gigondas. Not fully resolved but very easy and appealing to drink already. However, for me lacking the structure and finesse to justify the price at the moment. (1452 views) | | | Tasted by wurzel68 on 11/12/2017 & rated 93 points: Intensives Bouquet, das immer neue Facetten generiert: Anfangs fruchtbetont mit Noten von Blaubeere, dunkler Johannisbeere und Waldfrüchten, dann mehr und mehr Tabak, erdig-rauchige Töne, Sattelleder, etwas "Funk" mit Stallaromen u.v.m. Am Gaumen überaus weich, schmeichelnd und elegant, feines Tannin, trotz des hohen Alkoholgehalts "fett" (glycerinreich) und nicht heiß. Langer und komplexer Abgang. Toller, immer noch zu junger Wein - leider hab ich keine zweite Flasche. Warten. (1938 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile on 9/1/2016 & rated 90 points: Very deep red, almost black but tannins and balance were nice. Good wholesome wine. Very nice. Better on the first day. (2439 views) | | | Tasted by Benji La Malice on 1/26/2016: too young but rich complexity and perfect balance that will explode in 3 or 5 years (2521 views) | | | Tasted by bigredPA on 9/4/2015 & rated 93 points: With the character reminisinet of a fine Gigondas, this is a pretty outstanding wine. Notes of deep lavender, smoke , garrigue, and currant. Layers unfold on the palate, and with a good decant, this wine develops rather nicely. Good, long finish. Plenty of life to hold this one. (2663 views) | | | Tasted by HStaal on 12/13/2014 & rated 93 points: WSET Level 4 Course - WSET School; 9/6/2014-5/23/2015 (WSET School, Bermondsey): Appearance: The wine is Clear with a Deep ruby colour.
Nose: The nose is Clean and Developing, showing Pronounced intensity primary aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, black plum, red cherry, fig, violet, black, liquorice, secondary aromas of Cloves, cinnamon and tertiary aromas of farmyard.
Palate: The wine is Dry in the mouth with a Medium(+) level of acidity. It has Medium(+) Ripe/Soft tannins and a High Level of alcohol (14.00%). It has Full body and Pronounced intensity primary flavours of blackcurrant, blackberry, black plum, red cherry, fig, violet, black pepper , liquorice, secondary flavours of Cloves, cinnamon and tertiary flavours of farmyard. The finish is Long. It has a stewed fruit character
Overall: Good concentartion and structure. Good balance between acidity, fruit and tannins. Complex, intense, long. Potential to age.
Conclusion: It is an Outstanding quality wine. Can Drink Now but has Potential for Ageing Has structure and concentration for ageing.; Super-Premium priced (£54.00) (5992 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile on 12/7/2013 flawed bottle: This was such a disappointment to find that this wine that was higher priced than many I drink was undrinkable. As soon we we opened the bottle you could tell it was corked. (3322 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile on 10/16/2013 & rated 94 points: Boy am I sad that I only bought three bottle of this scrumptious wine. When I have to fight my wife for every last drop I know that I have found a great wine. This only just entered its drinking window. I hope that I can keep it long enough to try it when it is at its mid point - say 2021. (2854 views) |
| Domaine Gauby Producer website
Domaine Gauby is situated in and around the tiny, bucolic Roussillon town of Calce, inland from Perpignan and a short drive from the Cataluña border of Spain. Exiting the A9 and driving northwest into the eastern Pyrenees though the quiet, winding roads and precipitous hills of timeless beauty is a little bitter-sweet. This is a forgotten corner of France that is both wonderfully unspoilt and tragically neglected. Admittedly in recent years a handful of producers have set up camp in the Fenouillèdes and begun to deservedly gain international attention for some impeccably crafted wines from ancient vines, thanks to their much needed financial injections. But most of the longstanding wine producers here are desperate. They have no idea how and where to sell their traditionally styled wines (e.g. Vins Doux Naturels) in today’s rapidly changing wine markets. Some struggle to rid themselves of the most amazing vineyards containing museum-piece vines, even at a shave above the price the French government will give them to grub-up. So Domaine Gauby is a little special in this respect. Born into one of those longstanding producer families, when Gerard Gauby took the reins in the 1980s he was set to become one of the forerunners to developing the potential of the old vines and unique terroir of this region. Much of this development came about through an initial period of hard-graft as much as trial and error in the early days. More than twenty years on, Gerard Gauby’s meticulous care for his vines tends to follow biodynamic principals that have been personally tested over 12-13 years of farming this way. In the winery he solely uses natural yeasts and principals – no chaptalization, acidification, fining or filtration. He will not work with stainless steel, only cement and wood (including wooden fermenters and old foudres for inert storage). During the tasting, Frank points out to me that amongst Gauby’s current range three “levels” can be identified, loosely following the Burgundian model: villages, premier cru and grand cru. Respectively, Gauby’s levels are labelled: Les Calcinaires (villages level, produced from limestone soils and younger vines), Vieilles Vignes (premier cru level, made from very old vines), and the individually named wines of Coume Ginestre and La Muntada (the Grand Crus). For the record, Le Soula is a separate partnership project with one of Gauby’s neighbours, Eric Laguerre. The vines of Gauby’s vineyards are a melange predominately composed of the traditional varietals of the region with a few more recent yet climatically compatible arrivals such as Syrah. The whites are composed of Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Muscat, Macbeo, Chardonnay and Carignan Blanc. The reds - Carignan, Grenache Noir, Syrah and Mourvedre. Some of the vines for the Vieilles Vignes wines are over 125 years old and average yields for the Vieilles Vignes and single vineyard wines are just 15-20 hl / ha (sometimes less). Gerard Gauby’s trailblazing principals have led to the Domaine’s current style of wines, demonstrating seamless balance that is neither fruit-bomb nor wallflower, and that effortlessly speaks of provenance. What’s more, the quality of his awe-inspiring manifestation of the region’s unique characteristics has led to Domaine Gauby’s position as the region’s undisputed benchmark. So good are these wines on their own or with Asian foods that I hope in Asia at least to see Gauby’s and other commendable Fenouillèdes wines soon making their way into local sommelier recommendations sections at the front of restaurant lists! - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate Syrah BlendThe 2018 is 40% Merlot and 60% Syrah.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comLanguedoc Roussillon Inter Sud de France | Vins Languedoc-Roussillon
Wine-Searcher.com: http://www.wine-searcher.com/regions-languedoc-roussillon
Financial Times Article (June 19th 2010 Andrew Jefford):http://bit.ly/bLDytg
Financial Times Article (June 5 2010 Jancis Robinson): http://bit.ly/8ZerX2
David Schildknecht (7th June 2010) Languedoc-Roussillon Best Producers:http://bit.ly/do0LQa Roussillon Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins du Roussillon |
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