Compact aroma with some development. Forest fruit and some eucalyptus. Well integrated oak. Textbook Gigondas - fleshy, powerful, some alcohol in the finish. Well made.
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Less overt pepper than the Vinsobres, but still a very lively aromatic expression. 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah. More mineral than fruit on the nose. Has some fruit cocktail notes to the nose. From mid-slope vineyards across the village. A fresher red fruit expression, not over burdened.
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Delicate aroma, perfumed and a little woody, supple attack medium sweetness and medium weak acidity, shorter aftertaste and more herbaceous than Reserve Rough, a little woody and tannic in the aftertaste. 80% Grenache at the foot and 20% Syrah on the northwest slop on the top of the hills giving the delicate floral aroma by some 80-year old vines.
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9/10/2019 - asheio wrote: 90 Points
Compact aroma with some development. Forest fruit and some eucalyptus. Well integrated oak. Textbook Gigondas - fleshy, powerful, some alcohol in the finish. Well made.
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9/2/2016 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Less overt pepper than the Vinsobres, but still a very lively aromatic expression. 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah. More mineral than fruit on the nose. Has some fruit cocktail notes to the nose. From mid-slope vineyards across the village. A fresher red fruit expression, not over burdened.
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3/10/2016 - Gunnerzfan Likes this wine: 87 Points
Basic Gigondas and Rhone valley taste and aroma. Nothing particularly stood out positively or negatively.
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12/25/2015 - pipetree Likes this wine: 86 Points
Delicate aroma, perfumed and a little woody, supple attack medium sweetness and medium weak acidity, shorter aftertaste and more herbaceous than Reserve Rough, a little woody and tannic in the aftertaste. 80% Grenache at the foot and 20% Syrah on the northwest slop on the top of the hills giving the delicate floral aroma by some 80-year old vines.
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6/19/2015 - nzinkgraf wrote:
spice and mineral aromas. suave palate with just a touch of herbiness. orange zest and lead pencil. quite nice. medium acid and medium tannin.
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2/19/2015 - "Rhône Rider" Likes this wine: 86 Points
Black rocks, black peppers, meat and some black forest fruits. A bit edgy, but good structure and freshness. Lacks fruits and feels too much minerals.
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