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Gigondas - 2001 - Domaines Brunier
Ref: A051601
2001 was a great year in the southern Rhône. This wine has layers of smoke and spice with a generous garrigue infused damson flavour. Drink now until 2010.

It was no secret that Pierre Roux, the previous owner of this estate, had been keen to sell les Pallières for a number of years. We have had a close association with this splendid domaine almost since we started in business and were delighted when it was bought (just before the 1998 harvest) by the Brunier family (of Châteauneuf-du-Pape la Roquette and Vieux Télégraphe) and their American importer, Kermit Lynch.

It is one of the most beautiful estates in southern France, with its terraced vineyards forming an amphitheatre around the old house. It also has one of the coolest micro-climates in the Gigondas appellation.

At its pinnacle in the late 1970’s, this great domaine was making some of the southern Rhône’s finest wines but as the Roux brothers became less dynamic with age, this exceptional vein of quality gradually disappeared. The 2000 is a mass of blackberries and black cherries on the nose which is only now beginning to show. It has a vast expanse of spicy fruit combined with big, minerally tannins with a smack of pepper on the finish. This is another notch up on the already fantastic 2000 vintage but needs some time to meld before reaching its zenith.

80% Grenache, 5% Cinsault and 5% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah.

Price: £19.09
Including VAT at 17.5%

Qty:

France - Rhône Valley (Southern Rhône)	2001	Full Bodied
Grenache/Syrah/Mouvèdre/Cinsault	Red	Game/Mixed Grill/Beef Olives/Cheddar
Domaines Brunier	Dry	Drink or keep

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