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E. Guigal - Gigondas 2012
- Producer E. Guigal
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Blend
65% Grenache
20% Mourvedre
15% Syrah - Country France
- Region Rhone Valley
- Appellation Gigondas
- UPC 3 5665 060200 6
Tasting notes
Color: Purple.
Nose: Intense nose dominated by peach and apricot with liquorice and notes of undergrowth.
Palate: Generous, powerful and full-bodied with a long elegant finish.
Overall: A frank attack, racy with soft tannic structure.
Nose: Intense nose dominated by peach and apricot with liquorice and notes of undergrowth.
Palate: Generous, powerful and full-bodied with a long elegant finish.
Overall: A frank attack, racy with soft tannic structure.
Food pairing
Red meat, game and cheese.
Technical data
Soil type: Ancient alluvia, red clay and gravel on the slopes.
Grape variety: 60 % Grenache, 20 % Syrah, 20 % Mourvedre.
Average age of vines: 40 years.
Winemaking: Traditional with lengthy maceration.
Ageing: 2 years in oak foudres of which 50% is new oak.
Average yield: 30 HL/hectare.
Grape variety: 60 % Grenache, 20 % Syrah, 20 % Mourvedre.
Average age of vines: 40 years.
Winemaking: Traditional with lengthy maceration.
Ageing: 2 years in oak foudres of which 50% is new oak.
Average yield: 30 HL/hectare.