Community Tasting Notes 27

• Motz wrote: 93 points

  March 31, 2022 - Technically, exceptional! The enjoyment factor, less so. Why? TOO. MUCH. WOOD. The overabundant, high-quality wood, imparts tobacco, lit cigar, and dried tar elements to the wine, while overwhelming sense of variety and place. Regarding place, all elements scream France, yet from where. If blind, I would have likely placed it in the north Rhone, probably Hermitage...on account of the barrel imparted smokiness.
  
  I would have liked to have tasted the (Grenache) fruit and (Gigondas) place. Not many Perrin offerings are so heavily oaked. Oh well.

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• cweiss wrote:

  November 5, 2021 - Not a typical Gigondas, in the same way that Rayas is not typical CdP. Commendable depth of fruit, but in a wine of considerable elegance. Impeccable balance. Like a Burgundy made with Grenache.

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• aChave wrote: 91 points

  December 12, 2020 - Deep dark fruit; black berries on entry, but lighter weight nuances and flavors develop over 3 hours of drinking. Flavors of leather, blue and black fruit dominated early, but the fresh notes and citrus developed after 2 hours. Remarkably good.

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• boomecho Likes this wine: 85 points

  December 4, 2020 - Three hour decant. Blackberry, earthy and vegetal notes and heat on the nose. Medium bodied and slightly astringent. Muted fruit on the palate and a short spicey finish. Just an ok wine that seems to be in a reticent shutdown phase. Disappointing. At 10 years old this wine should be drinking well right now. My last bottle was in 2013, and that young wine was interesting and delicious in comparison, scored 90. Will try again perhaps in 2022.

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• battytaxicab wrote:

  March 27, 2020 - Opens with a slight licorice note, then very rich red berries. Taste has faded, and a little tiny.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Famille Perrin / Perrin & Fils
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation Domaine du Clos des Tourelles
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Gigondas
• UPC Code 631470006362

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• In Cellars 190 (50%)
• Consumed 189 (50%)

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