GIGONDAS
2018 La Font de Tonin Domaine la Bouïssière
| Grapes | Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvedre, Grenache |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Rhône |
| District | Southern Rhône |
| Village | Gigondas |
| ABV | 15% |
Dark, bright-rimmed ruby color. A highly expressive, seductively perfumed bouquet evokes ripe, mineral- and spice-tinged red fruits, potpourri and licorice. Concentrated yet vibrant in character, showing excellent clarity and thrust to its cherry, black raspberry, exotic spice and floral pastille flavors. Echoes the floral note on the subtly tannic finish, which hangs on with superb, spicy tenacity. All whole clusters. Drinking range: 2025 - 2034 Rating: 94 Josh Raynolds, www.vinousmedia.com (Jan 2023)
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The special cuvée brought up in 20% new barrels, the 2018 Gigondas La Font De Tonin sports a medium ruby/purple color as well as notes of mulled black and red fruits, ground pepper, and hints of classy oak. It's rich, concentrated, and medium to full-bodied, with rocking purity of fruit. It’s another thrilling wine from this estate. Rating: 92-94+ Jeb Dunnuck, www.jebdunnuck.com (Sept 2019)
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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