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2016 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Gigondas Pierre Aiguille
Red Rhone Blend
- France
- Rhône
- Southern Rhône
- Gigondas
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Community Tasting Notes 5
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rossi.wine wrote: 90 points
June 8, 2023 - Full bodied, rustic, generous. Good acidity, ripe fruit, well integrated tannins. Medium depth and length. 89-91
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rossi.wine wrote: 90 points
October 6, 2022 - Consistent with previous note. 89-91
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rossi.wine wrote: 91 points
May 1, 2022 - Generous, balanced, rustic with bold flavours, nice structure, medium complexity and length. Drink or keep. 90-92
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rossi.wine wrote: flawed
April 30, 2022 - Heavily corked.
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Paul852 Likes this wine: 90 points
December 1, 2020 - Decanted from cellar temperature and began to drink after about 90 minutes with a simple pasta dish with a tomato-based sauce.
The nose is classic Rhone: dark red fruits, hints of herbs and spiciness. The palate is rather grippy: immediate mouth-coating tannins, which are drying, but not unpleasant, surrounding more of those dark red fruits, nice herbal/garrigue notes, and a medium acidity which is in a good balance overall. The fruit fades quite quickly on the finish, leaving the dry tannins and a pleasantly crisp acidity to linger for a little longer.
Overall this isn't a big heavy wine, but it is very nicely balanced on the palate with a certain complexity of flavours and a dry mouthfeel. I see it as a "light food" wine rather than one to sip on its own.
I got this at a low price due to a stock-picking error at my supplier, but at the CAV of ~US$20 this is very decent QPR.
EDIT: to say that this continues to develop with air, and after about 3 hours the acidity and, to some extent the tannins, have softened and this is has become a rather smooth and easy-drinking wine. For my taste I preferred it at 60-90 minutes with a little more acidic bite, but others may prefer the softer version after more air.1 person found this helpful Comment
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Paul Jaboulet Aîné
- Varietal Red Rhone Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Pierre Aiguille
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Southern Rhône
- Appellation Gigondas
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
- In Cellars 62 (66%)
- Consumed 31 (33%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
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- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionSouthern Rhône
- AppellationGigondas
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