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2015 Château Gigault Cuvée Viva
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux
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Community Tasting Notes 14
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Janstan Likes this wine: 85 points
September 27, 2023 - Went well with beef bbq
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Janstan Likes this wine: 86 points
April 10, 2023 - Went well with grilled pork chop
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oakville72 Likes this wine: 89 points
November 22, 2022 - A very approachable, well-made, merlot-dominant Bordeaux, a wine that we used to call "petit Bordeaux". Why so many Bordeaux vintners have migrated to merlot from cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc (and other traditional varietals) is obvious: merlot resists disease better than cabernet franc, ripens earlier and bears better than both. It's all about the $$$. Yet the plethora of merlot-based wines has led to a ho-humness in so much Bordeaux, particularly those from the right bank. They all taste so similar! That said, this is a fine Blaye at a very approachable price.
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chrisk525 Likes this wine: 90 points
August 22, 2022 - Excellent value, versatile, easy drinking Bordeaux. Smooth tannins, nice acidity.
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Joelene wrote: 89 points
July 31, 2022 - Limestone and cedar nose with red cherry and rushed stone and mushrooms. Good acidity, dry finish.
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By Antonio Galloni
2015 Bordeaux: Every Bottle Tells a Story... (Feb 2018), 2/18/2018 (link)(Gigault Gigault Cuvée Viva Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Antonio Galloni
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2015
- Type Red
- Producer Château Gigault
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Cuvée Viva
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux
- UPC Codes 015643510380, 616773720542
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 12 (4%)
- In Cellars 174 (61%)
- Consumed 101 (35%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
aged cheddars, andouille sausage, grilled red meats, lambWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerChâteau Gigault
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- AppellationBlaye Côtes de Bordeaux
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