Domaine Gour de Chaule Gigondas 'Cuvee Les Jardinieres' 2023

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Domaine Gour de Chaule Gigondas 'Cuvee Les Jardinieres' 2023Made from several vineyards sites in Gigondas, including Gour de Chaul, Les Blaches, and Les Bousquets. The Grenache vines average well over a half century in age, with low yields of 30 32 hl ha. The grapes are never destemmed, and there is a 3 week cuvaison with a small amount of press juice added back to the cuve. The wine is racked into large oak foudres after malolatic fermentation, where it stays for approximately 18 months. It is bottled unfined

this Bramaterra bottling comes from a parcel situated at 300 to 350 meters of altitude

in years that merit its existence

and lemon verbena

3 hectares of Pinot Noir here

The 2023 Thomain Enfer d’Arvier is a dark

The site’s particular terroir—a few inches of pebble-strewn topsoil above solid limestone rock—yields a wine of unfathomable mineral intensity

he was so pleased with the results that he continued producing it even in normal-yielding vintages

This cuvée is the classic white wine of Montbourgeau

Mas des Capitelles’ workhorse “Vieilles Vignes” is built on the backs of Mourvèdre (50%) and Carignan (25%) from vines up to 80 years old

though its ideal location and ancient vines produce a depth that elevates it to a level beyond what one would expect from a Villages

Its name refers to Anita’s practice of harvesting the fruit for this bottling at night

The resulting wine has a vibrant expression of fresh red fruits