2019 Moulin de la Gardette - Gigondas Cuvee Tradition
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Deep magenta. Ripe cherry and red berry liqueur aromas are complemented by smoky mineral, spice and garrigue nuances. Offers sappy, spice-laced red and blue fruit preserve flavors that have nice depth and energy. Shows fine definition and spicy thrust on the floral-tinged, gently tannic finish, which lingers with good tenacity.
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Alistair Cooper MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jeb Dunnuck
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Moving to the bottled releases, the 2019 Gigondas Tradition is as classic as they come, offering incredibly complex notes of blackberries, peppery herbs, lavender, and leather. More medium-bodied on the palate, it has ripe, polished tannins, no hard edges, and a great, great finish. This is liquid Provence in a bottle! Drink it over the coming 10-12 years. The blend is 80% Grenache and 10% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre, brought up in used Burgundy barrels.
80% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah. Organic. Aged in old 228-litre barrels for 18 months. Barrel sample. Tasted blind. Sweet fruit and a dollop of liquorice on the mid palate, very assertive tannin but underpinned by a peppery clove character. Long finish that shows a subtle spice and lovely red fruits. Very attractive and has great character. (AC)