2009-GIGONDAS-Domaine-la-Bouïssière

GIGONDAS

2009 Domaine la Bouïssière

Grapes Grenache, Syrah
Colour Red
Origin France, Rhône
District Southern Rhône
Village Gigondas
ABV 14.5%

Classic, but without any of the soupy richness of so many of the 2009s. Smoky-rich, cedarwood , slightly spicy, voluptuously full, silky-fine tannins. Lovely balance of this fine-grained tannin and suppleness with the expressive dried herbs and ripe hedgerow fruit, all combining to give a finely dry feel. Drink over next five of six years, (but may well last ten). L&S (May 2011)


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(70% grenache and 30% syrah, planted at 300 meters altitude): Deep ruby. Highly perfumed aromas of raspberry preserves, Asian spices and cola, with slow-mounting spiciness. Broad and deep but fresh, with juicy red and dark berry flavors lifted by notes of lavender pastille and anise. Fine-grained tannins add shape and grip to the long, sappy, seamless finish. Rating: 91 - 92 Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Jan 2012)

Mid dark crimson. Attractively melded autumn, ripe fruit aromas. Rich yet well balanced – not top heavy – and the tannins are really very well handled. Attractive essence of Gigondas, for the first time (and this was my 38th sample of Gigondas 2009), fairly high alcohol. Well done! Rating: 17 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Jun 2011)

The 2009 Gigondas (70% Grenache and 30% Syrah aged in both tank and 1- to 3-year-old barrels) exhibits a deep ruby/purple color along with lots of berry fruit intermixed with crushed rock and spring flower notes. Elegant yet solidly constructed with silky tannins and impressive purity as well as length, it should drink well for 7-8 years. Rating: 88-90 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (May 2011)

Domaine la Bouïssière

Thierry and Gilles Faravel's Domaine la Bouïssière in Gigondas is exceptional in many ways, apart from the personality of Thierry himself, it is the site of the vineyard, high up under the 'Dentelles de Montmirail' which makes the defining difference.

In contrast to the vines being baked on the plains of stones at the foot of the hill, the Bouïssière vines benefit from cooling air at night falling from the high peaks, and the wines retain a freshness and subtle persistence which is very different to the sometimes bludgeoning broadness and alcoholic heat of the wines on the plain.

Gilles and Thierry Faravel employ non-interventionalist practices to make wines as naturally as possible, resulting in wines of immense concentration and depth, with true vibrancy and the capacity to age for ten to fifteen years.

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