2016 Xavier Vignon Gigondas Arcane IX L'Hermite

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  5/5/2024 - Opineonwine wrote: 94 Points

  Wow, very surprised by this one. Needs a bit of decanting or breathing, but really amazing. Classic spicyness of a Gigondas but surprisingly smooth finish. Tobacco, tar, currant all come to mind. Delicious

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  12/21/2023 - ChateauDutremble Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Nez plutôt discret de fruits rouges mûrs...fraises...réglisse, d'épices et de fines herbes sèches, de sous-bois ainsi que des notes de charcuterie. Un vin fruité, corsé, riche, ample avec des tannins fins mais présents. Saveurs de fruits rouges et noirs...la cerise confite entre autre. Longue finale sur des notes fruitées et de chocolat noir. Un vin succulent ! Prêt à boire d'ici 2025.

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  9/8/2023 - JulianSkeels wrote: 92 Points

  This has massively improved in the last few years. Great winemaking. Chinese plums, liquorice and star anise. Not dense but sweet and rich in the mouth with powdery tannins and lingering finish. Better in 3yrs - tannins tasty! Serve cool and with food - spicy, BBQ, Mexican are good matches. 92pts now

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  12/5/2022 - StefanVB wrote:

  JD 94 Met zijn 'Arcane IX - L'Hermite' brengt Xavier Vignon een eerbetoon aan het terroir van Gigondas: de druiven voor deze uitzonderlijke cuvée komen van 25 verschillende percelen uit alle vier de hoeken van de appellation. In Gigondas groeien de meeste druiv Jeb Dunnuck94 / 100 Punten "From steeper slopes, the 2016 Gigondas Arcane L'Hermite checks in as 80% Grenache, 7% Mourvèdre, and the rest Syrah, Muscardin, and Picpoul Noir that was aged in a submerged barrel. It's another beautiful wine from Xavier that

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  10/3/2022 - Pedroel Likes this wine: 89 Points

  The first bottle, 6 months ago, was grapey and pretty much not worthy of the XV label. This was much better, but low on acid for my taste. However, this low score doesn’t affect my orientation that I’ll buy pretty much everything of Xavier Vignon that I can get my hands on.

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