| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Rhône > Southern Rhône > Gigondas |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
The inky/purple-tinged, multidimensional 2007 Gigondas Les Souteyrades may be even better. Composed of 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre cropped at 25 hectoliters per hectare, from 60-year-old vines, it boasts a blueberry, blackberry, charcoal, licorice, truffle, scorched earth, and spring flower-scented perfume, phenomenal purity, and a long finish. This blockbuster Gigondas possesses extraordinary focus given the freshness and good acids provided by the vintage as well as incredibly well-integrated tannins.
One of the single vineyard releases from this great estate, the 2007 Gigondas Les Souteyrades checks in as 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre that was brought up all in tank. It needs air to show at its best today, but it’s beautiful, with incredible elegance and polish as well as complex notes of blackberries, peppery garrigue, sandalwood, and herbes de Provence. Just seamless on the palate, it's rare to find a Gigondas with this quality of tannins, and it's perfectly balanced, has a seamless mouthfeel, and a great, great finish. Haut Couture at its finest from the Southern Rhône!
