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2022 ジゴンダス、ラ・バティスド・サン・ヴァンサン

2022 Gigondas, La Bastide Saint Vincent, Rhône
Red • Dry • Full Bodied • Grenache / Garnacha
Ready - youthful
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Code: 117662322B
Description
Punching well above its weight, Laurent Daniel and his family’s gorgeous gigondas is as good as this southern Rhône appellation gets. With a heady scent of lavender and sage leading on to a soft, silky, spice-infused palate, it’s a revelation.

Jane McQuitty, The 50 best red wines for winter, The Times (November 2024)

This 75% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah blend brims with aromas of dark cherries with perfumed notes of cigar box and dusty spice. Blackberries and blackcurrants ooze through on the moreish, fresh palate which is packed with ripe fruit yet not at all heavy. A pure bergamot lift comes through alongside the chalky tannins on the long, savoury finish.

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  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Vintage
    2022
  • Alcohol
    14.5%
  • Maturity
    Ready - youthful
  • Grape
    Grenache / Garnacha
  • Body
    Full Bodied
  • Producer
    La Bastide St. Vincent

Grenache / Garnacha

Grenache (Noir) is widely grown and comes in a variety of styles. Believed to originate in Spain, it was, in the late 20th century, the most widely planted black grape variety in the world. Today it hovers around seventh in the pecking order. It tends to produce very fruity, rich wines that can range quite widely in their level of tannin.

In many regions – most famously the Southern Rhône, where it complements Syrah and Mourvèdre, among other grapes – it adds backbone and colour to blends, but some of the most notable Châteauneuf du Pape producers (such as Château Rayas) make 100 percent Grenache wines. The grape is a component in many wines of the Languedoc (where you’ll also find its lighter-coloured forms, Grenache Gris and Blanc) and is responsible for much southern French rosé – taking the lead in most Provence styles.

Found all over Spain as Garnacha Tinta (spelt Garnaxa in Catalonia), the grape variety is increasingly detailed on wine labels there. Along with Tempranillo, it forms the majority of the blend for Rioja’s reds and has been adopted widely in Navarra, where it produces lighter styles of red and rosado (rosé). It can also be found operating under a pseudonym, Cannonau, in Sardinia.

Beyond Europe, Grenache is widely planted in California and Australia, largely thanks to its ability to operate in high temperatures and without much water. Particularly in the Barossa Valley, there are some extraordinary dry-farmed bush vines, some of which are centuries old and produce wines of startling intensity.

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