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| GIGONDAS 2016 AC |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
E. GUIGAL |
| Assessed from a bottle purchased at the LCBO. This is another case of a newer vintage, in this case 2016, showing up an earlier release. The 2014 (***) with 91-points was released on February 3, 2018 at $42.95. I liked it a lot, but I wanted a bit more for my money. Well this is it. It’s riper with more mouthfeel, structure and length - definitely recommended and perhaps a best buy if you appreciate this style. It has a youthful deep intense purple colour. The nose is very atttractive with gently spicy, ripe plum-cherry-raspberry fruit with some faintly minty, gently savoury, sandalwood notes. Dry, medium to medium-full bodied, well structured, slightly spicy, intense, quite mouthfilling and yet balanced, bright, ripe plum-cherry flavours with a lingering, well balanced, harmonious finish with just a very faint hint of garrigue. This blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre has 15% alcohol and according to the LCBO 3 g/L residual sugar with lot number L2120203 on the lower part of the glass bottle. It spent 2 years in large oak foudres of which 50% was new oak. Personally, I think that the best is yet to come - it need more time in the bottle to come together - say at least another 12-24 months. |
CSPC |
331900 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Vin Glo |
| Country |
France |
| Region |
Rhône |
| Rating |
***(92.5 points)
Bright, Ripe, Youthful |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| TASTING NOTE: Guigal's 2016 Gigondas offers up a luscious mouthful of pomegranate and raspberry fruit. Sourced from higher elevations within the appellation, it's full-bodied and velvety, but it retains a paradoxical sense of lightness and remains easy to drink, adding hints of garrigue on the finish. Drink date: 2019-2030. Score - 92 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Dec. 19, 2019) |
Price |
$ 42.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - November 14, 2020 |
| Cases bought |
150 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score: - NOT PRESENTED * Very Basic *+ OK
** Good **/**+ Very Good **+ Excellent *** Outstanding ***+ Superb
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