Sunday Brown Bag Tasting: 2009 Gigondas

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Tasted Sunday, May 19, 2013 by AllRed with 769 views

Introduction

The second Sunday group was postponed one week due to Mother's Day. Twelve tasters gathered at J's house to taste some wines. The themed tasting, double blind, is done in one flight. The wines are evaluated and ranked over approximately thirty minutes.

Flight 1 - I. Warm ups (1 Note)

Tasted double blind

  • 2011 Tablas Creek Côtes de Tablas Blanc 90 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

    Yellow color with aromas of quince, mineral, apple and pear with a subtle toasty undertone. Rich, full-bodied texture with flavors of apple and white fruit with a long finish. Develops a waxy, Rhonish quality. Initially thought Chard, but the weight and waxy quality had me in the Rhone blend camp.

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Flight 2 - II. Red flight (8 Notes)

These wines were all very similar although a couple stood out as being a bit "sweeter" than the others. As a result, I thought we had a mix of current release old and new world Grenache.

  • 2009 Domaine des Bosquets Gigondas Cuvée "Le Lieu Dit" 90 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas

    Crimson color. Spice, plum, black fruit, vanilla and pine forest aromas. Chewy tannins with flavors of dark fruit and spice. Develops aromas of dark berry confit and then a bright, candied red fruit quality. The palate turns bright, with loads of red fruit and a long finish. 90+ pts.

    My #5, Domino's #1
    Group #3, 46 pts

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  • 2009 Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Prestige des Hautes Garrigues 91 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas

    Deep crimson color. Initially quite reticent aromatically, eventually giving spice and generic red fruit notes. The palate features flavors of plum, red fruit, spice and garrigue tones. Very well-balanced across the entire palate with a wonderfully long finish. Would have scored it much higher had there been any bouquet to this wine. 91 pts.

    My #4, Domino #3
    Group #4, 46 pts

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  • 2009 Famille Perrin / Perrin & Fils Gigondas La Gille 89 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas

    Deep crimson color. Aromas of red fruit, currants and pine needles at first, turning to perfumed florals and red fruit as it breathes in glass. Medium-bodied, with red berry fruit dominating the palate, along with subtle spice, vanilla and plum qualities. Subtle and restrained- elegant.

    My #6, Domino #7
    Group #8, 76 pts

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  • 2009 Château de Saint Cosme Gigondas Les Claux 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas

    Deep crimson color. Aromas of dark fruit, pepper and pine forest with meaty undertones. A bacon note emerges with time in the glass. Medium- to full-bodied, featuring flavors of red and dark fruit, pepper, spice and vanilla. Long, balanced finish. Impressive and complete- good structure, acid and fruit.

    My #1, Domino #2
    Group #1, 33 pts

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  • 2009 Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas 88 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas

    Crimson color. Reticent; red fruit and pine notes eventually turn to a candied quality- blackberry syrup. Medium tannins; gained weight in the glass; flavors of blue and red fruit and spice with a nice finish. A bit too syrupy/candied compared to others in the flight. Perhaps domestic? 88+ pts.

    My #7, Domino #8
    Group #7, 76 pts
    (everyone noticed the candied quality here, and Domino hates that)

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  • 2009 Château Raspail Gigondas 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas

    Deep crimson color with a light meniscus. Aromas of red fruit and strawberry, pepper and pine needles with a citrusy undertone. Medium-bodied with integrated tannin and flavors of mulberry, red fruit, pine and pepper. Very well-balanced with an elegance to it. Finishes nicely.

    My #3, Domino #6
    Group #5, 56 pts

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  • 2009 Château de Saint Cosme Gigondas Hominis Fides 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas

    Crimson color. Black fruit, pepper and roasted meat aromas turn to bacon and roasted herbs/garrigue. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and flavors of black currants, plum, pepper and spices. Long, spicy finish with red and dark fruit notes as well. Balanced- plenty of structure, fruit and acidity. 92+ pts.

    My #2, Domino #4
    Group #2, 33 pts

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  • 2009 Domaine les Pallières Gigondas Les Racines 88 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas

    Light crimson color with a bit of a mushroomy, dirty quality to the bouquet, with red fruit underneath. Medium-bodied with flavors of red fruit and white pepper, turning to dark fruit as it sits. Never loses the odd, dirty quality.

    My #8, Domino #5
    Group #6, 69 pts

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Flight 3 - III. Nonblind dinner/dessert wines (11 Notes)

Served with J's fresh home made made pastas, salad and grilled chicken.

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