Important Update From the Founder Read message >

Monthly Tuesday group "The Dead Sparrow" #022: Gigondas

By PV

Tasted October 31, 2017 by Zweder with 211 views

Introduction

Every participant had to bring a wine of the theme. We did not know which wines were brought by the others. All wines were tasted blind, also without knowing when the wine you brought yourself was poured.

Flight 1 (2 notes)

Red
2012 Domaine La Bouïssiere Gigondas France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
89 points
Beautiful and expressive bouquet with good garrigue, a lot of red berries and laurel. On the palate juicy fruits and acidity, spices like clove, white pepper, still youthful tannin with a pleasant bite. The alcohol shows a bit, but is not really disturbing.
Red
2014 Domaine La Bouïssiere Gigondas France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
90 points
The bouquet is still a bit locked, but shows red berries and cherries, herbs, garrige and freshness. On the palate fresh red berries and cherries, some leather, good acidity and pleasant bitterness. The tannin is round and still youthful. 89 – 90

Flight 2 (3 notes)

Red
2014 Famille Perrin / Perrin & Fils Gigondas Domaine du Clos des Tourelles France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
89 points
Beautiful bouquet with very ripe fruits like Amarena cherries, herbs, some earth and forest floor. On the palate red berries and cherries, good acidity and round tannin. Some pleasant bitterness.
Red
2015 La Bastide St. Vincent Gigondas France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
90 points
In the bouquet beautifully fresh red berry fruits, youthful and lactic and also pleasant garrigue. On the palate a juicy wine with cherries, blackberries, herbs and spices, good acidity, some pleasant sweetness and round tannin. An elegant wine. 89 – 90 Will improve over the next 4+ years, but is already a pleasure.
Red
2012 Domaine Le Clos des Cazaux Gigondas Cuvée Prestige France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
90 points
Beautiful bouquet with garrigue, cinnamon, chocolate, oak, laurel and juicy fruits. On the palate a medium to full bodied wine with soft spiciness, vanilla, good acidity and round tannin with a soft bite. Will drink nicely over the next 3+ years

Flight 3 (3 notes)

Red
2012 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Les Souteyrades France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
91 points
In the bouquet red berries and cherries, autumn forest, some tea and barnyard. On the palate red berries, good garrigue, some hints of metal and bell pepper. Overall good tannin and freshness, but also a firm dose of sweetness. Beautiful wine.
Red
2012 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes La Louisiane France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
92 points
Deep bouquet with chocolate, garrigue, tobacco, some barnyard, cherries and ripe dark berries. Beautiful start with ripe dark cherries, plums, chocolate and laurel. Beautiful acidity and soft, round tannin with a pleasant bite. Good length. Harmonious and subtle wine. Beautiful now and the next 4+ years. 92+
1 person found this helpful Comment
Red
2011 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Cuvée Clovis Saurel France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
94 points
In the bouquet fresh red berries, a lot of garrigue, some medicine and clove. On the palate cinnamon and vanilla, chocolate, autumn forest, new oak, mild acidity and soft tannin with a pleasant bite. A delicious wine only sold in magnum bottles and so happy I still have a few :-) to drink in the next 4+ years.

Flight 4 (2 notes)

Red
2005 Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Prestige des Hautes Garrigues France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
Rustic and concentrated bouquet with cherries, blackberries, garrigue, barnyard and iodine. On the palate chocolate, still some dark berries and laurel, but also some hints of celery and soy. Some sweetness and somewhat drying tannin. The wine is still beautiful, but a bit past its prime. No score.
Red
2010 Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Prestige des Hautes Garrigues France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
94 points
Beautiful bouquet with pleasant barnyard, metal, leather, dark berries and herbs and spices. On the palate chocolate, dark berries, enormous concentration. good acidity, a lot of herbs and spices, laurel, fresh acidity and round tannin. Delicious wine with still a good future of 5+ years.
2 people found this helpful Comment

Flight 5 (2 notes)

Red
2004 Château de Saint Cosme Gigondas Hominis Fides France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
92 points
Beautiful bouquet with a lot of herbs, red and dark berries, cherries, toast and autumn impressions. On the palate juicy dark berries, dark cherries, well dosed oak, some barnyard, beautiful acidity and length. Slightly mature, but not tired yet.
Red
2008 Château de Saint Cosme Gigondas Les Claux France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
92 points
Beautiful bouquet, a bit rustic, some barnyard, metal, vanilla and garrigue. On the palate the same impressions, leather, autumn forest, syrah, leather, some cigar box and bell pepper. Red and dark berries, good acidity, tannin with still some bite and a good length. For this off vintage this is an extremely good wine with good complexity and even some future left. Chapeau!

Flight 6 (2 notes)

Red
2009 Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Grand Grenache 66 France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
95 points
Another blind tasting this year and the bottle performed perfectly. Beautiful stable and barnyard smells, red and dark berries, herbs, animals and minerals in the bouquet. On the palate a juicy wine with a firm dose of sweetness and also good acidity, round and soft tannin with still a good and promising bite, even though there is some mocha as well. Overall and extremely delicious wine. 95+
1 person found this helpful Comment
Red
2010 Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Grand Grenache 66 France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
flawed
This was a very special and off bottle. The bouquet was not really expressive, but there were dark berries and herbs. On the palate a special taste. The wine refermented in the bottle and did not taste as it should. There was ok acidity and some sweetness, but the bottle was not correct. No score.
© 2003-24 CellarTracker! LLC.

Report a Problem

Close