2021 Gigondas, Domaine du Cayron, Rhône

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Description

As always, the blend reflects the plantings of their vineyards, with 70% Grenache, 15% Cinsault, 14% Syrah, and 1% Mourvèdre. There is a brightly perfumed nose of violets, sweet blackcurrants, red cherries and a light touch of menthol. Tannins are fine and chiselled, and the pure berry fruit supports a medium body, leading to a long and elegant finish.

Drink 2024 - 2035

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Colour Red

Sweetness Dry

Vintage 2021

Alcohol % 14.5%

Maturity Ready - at best (2023 - 2029)

Grape List Grenache

Body Full Bodied

Producer Domaine du Cayron

Critics reviews

Alistair Cooper MW 15.5/20

Tasted blind. Primary nose that has soft red fruits, plum jam. A floral note to the palate adds interest, fine but present tannins support the moderate concentration of fruit. A ripe style and a slight oak char on the finish.

Drink 2024 - 2029

Alistair Cooper MW, JancisRobinson.com (Oct 2022)

Matt Walls 93/100

Darkly coloured. Lovely sense of freshness, florality and herbal detail. Fairly full and rounded, quite mature already. Mouthfilling, sweet ripe fruit and a long finish. It has a slight, agreeable rusticity to the texture and feels authentically Gigondas. Unpolished. No destemming, aged in foudres and demi-muids.

Drink 2026 - 2033

Matt Walls, Decanter.com (Oct 2022)

About this wine

Gigondas

Gigondas has been feted for its high-quality wines since Roman times, although it wasn’t really until it was classified as a Côtes du Rhône Villages in 1966 that it began to realise its potential. It achieved AC status in 1971 and today produces some of the finest, most underrated and under-priced wines in the Rhône valley; although, for the last two of these at least, probably not for much longer.

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