"Born of a friendship with Rémy Pédréno, it's easy to sense the elegance he wanted to bring. A Gigondas of purity and distinction. You can taste the grapes, so noble and refined are they". (Le Guide Bettane & Desseauve des Vins de France 2016) To be discovered!
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Eye
bright ruby with purplish highlights
Nose
racy, fine and complex of red fruits, spices, raspberry and fresh leather
Mouth
very full and fresh, mineral and mentholated, explosion of fruit and magnificent tannins. Long, silky finish.
Serve
decant at 15-17°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2016
Drink before
2024
Production
yields: 30 Hl/ha
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with beef stew, game and red meats...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2016 guide) 15,5/20 (Very good wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the wine:
Born of a friendship with Rémy Pédréno, we can clearly feel the elegance he wanted to bring. A Gigondas of purity and distinction. You can taste the grapes, so noble and refined are they.
About the domain :
Benjamin Gras follows in his father Yves's footsteps, crafting with the same talent a range of profound, elegant parcel wines, where the purity of fruit is a real obsession. A polished style, in which the wines abandon a little generosity and concentration in favor of pure delicacy. In Gigondas as in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the wines have a style of their own that will leave no one indifferent.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with good production levels, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the domain :
Yves Gras took over the reins of this emblematic Gigondas estate in 1985. He established a full-bodied, fleshy style, without being devoid of finesse, and international recognition was immediate. Several projects enriched the estate: the renovation of Clos Derrière Vieille in 1994; and the acquisition of fine terroirs in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in 2009: Saintes Pierres, La Crau Ouest, Le Pied de Baud, Les Pradel and La Font du Pape. In 2017, the arrival of Benjamin, the son, brought a new dynamic and a stylistic change. The wines still display race and power, but now have more infused textures. Their mouthfeel is diffusely powerful and their tactile sensations more graceful. The woodiness is also better integrated. The estate is biodynamic, vinification is carried out with indigenous yeasts, whole harvests are only partially used, and the wines are not filtered before bottling. The uniqueness of each cuvée leads us to award the first star as soon as the estate enters the guide.
Vinous
Rated domain (guide 2024) Recommended
Jeb Dunnuck
Rated domain (guide 2024) Recommended
Customer rating
3.7/5
on 3 reviews
Note and review by M. FRANCK L. Published on 26/03/2016
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