Gigondas 2012
AOP Gigondas Red
Awards
- 92 pts Wine Spectator
- 92 pts Wine Advocate
- 92 pts Vinous
- 15/20 Bettane & Desseauve
- 92 pts Andreas Larsson
TastingRich, dark crimson colour, almost black. Intense floral and peppery nose, with notes of plum and dark chocolate. The palate is remarkably fresh and lively with a dense fruit core, fine grained tannins and a long smooth finish. (Tasted Aug. 2014)
Rich, dark crimson colour, almost black. Intense floral and peppery nose, with notes of plum and dark chocolate. The palate is remarkably fresh and lively with a dense fruit core, fine grained tannins and a long smooth finish. (Tasted Aug. 2014)
Food & wine pairingsVenison filet with pepper sauce.
Mallard Duck with cherries.
Capon stuffed with foie gras.
Venison filet with pepper sauce.
Mallard Duck with cherries.
Capon stuffed with foie gras.
Mallard Duck with cherries.
Capon stuffed with foie gras.
Detailed information
Vintage
A dry and cold winter with many days of Mistral wind, which left the vines healthy and disease-free. Followed a very wet Spring which pushed back the flowering by 2 weeks. The summer months were hot allowing for an excellent concentration of the grapes. The harvest began on the 15th September, under warm, sunny conditions.
Grape varieties
60% Grenache, 40% Syrah
Terroir
Ancient alluvial terraces from the Quaternary period of the river Ouvèze to the west of the Appellation for the Grenache. Marly limestone soils from the Cretaceous period, in the heart of the mountains known as Dentelles de Montmirail, at 400 m of altitude for the Syrah.
Winemaking
Manual harvest. Grapes are immediately de-stemmed and crushed. The fermentation temperature was stabilized at 30 °C. Maceration lasted 28 days with regular punch-downs/rack-and-return operations for the Grenache and pumping over for the Syrah. 15 months of elevage for the Syrah wine in 275-litre oak Laurus barrels (new, 1 and 2 year-old barrels).
Production : 14,200 bottles
Bottled on : 17 July 2014
Bottled on : 17 July 2014
Service
Servir à 14-16 °C
Optimum maturity: 2015-2021
Degree of alcohol
14,5% vol.
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