Gigondas Wine
Gigondas is an established wine and was one of the first Cotes-de-Rhone villages wines to gain its AOC in 1971. Wine has been made here since antiquity and it is mentioned as Gigondas in 1120. For the red wine Grenache Noir represents the largest proportion, blended with Mourvèdre and Syrah. A little Cinsault adds finesse. The first three grape varieties achieve a perfect balance and produce great wines for laying down that are truffle-like as they age. Depending on the plots and microclimates, the blend can vary between 80% Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre making up the remaining percentage in equal parts, and 50% Grenache, with Syrah and Mourvèdre each representing 25%.
This terroir is composed of stony terraces of red clay that rise up to the Dentelles de Montmirail. The reds have a deep, shimmering color. These balanced and full-bodied wines, with a powerful taste, are characterized by a nose that evolves from a youthful bouquet of fruit dominated by marasca (black cherry) to nuances of wild mint, undergrowth, and venison in a wine with ageing potential.
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This is the form of the bottle
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This is a close up of the front label showing it is Domaine Des Capes, The vineyard is Laure Daniel et Fils from 2015. It also shows is is Appellation Gigondas Protegee (ie real Gigondas)
This is the label on the back of the bottle
It shows 75cl 14.5% alcohol by vol, gives a postcode of 84190 which is in Beaumes de Venise. It also shows that it is a part of RhoneA which is a co-operatine of over 400 wine producers in the region based in Beaumes-de-Venise. It also gives a web site to follow up http://www.artisan-vigneron.fr
It also displays Rhonea which is a collective of some 300 producers based in Beaumes de Venise formed in 1925.
This is another Gigondas
Similar form to the bottle with the coat of arms
Front Label
Front Label showing that it is a part of RhoneA which is a collective of over 300 wine producers in the region based in Beaumes-de-Venise. It also shows it is Appellation Gigondas Protegee (ie real Gigondas) and gives Les pas de Montmirail as the region. It translates directly to The footsteps of Montmirail. It is probably close to the Dentelles de Montmirail. It is a local Mountain range which is supposed to be lace like as in the photo on the label
back label
The back label gives base information like the year 2018 and the alcohol level of 15.5% which reflects the change in climate with a one degree increase in alcohol from 2015 to 2018. It also states the location of Rhonea as Beaumes de Venise Interestingly there is no website link but there is a QR code to the website