Region: France - Cotes du Rhone - Gigondas
Grapes: Grenache, Syrah
Alcohol: 14.5%
97 points -- Josh Spurling
"I'm going to get right into my tasting notes, as I had a bottle of this just the other night with lamb chops. Gorgeous, deep ruby color, not quite opaque. The nose is quite striking, and that traditional, savory style is on full display -- crushed peppercorn, hot rock, and dried garrigue (rosemary, lavender, thyme) lead the charge. With air and swirling, the fruit comes out to play -- cherry, brambly raspberry, and blackberry are most prevalent.
What I like most here is the wine's freshness and energy. Don't take that to mean it's light, because it's not....not at all. There's just a buoyancy to this wine that so many Southern Rhones lack these days. The fruit is just-ripe -- not overripe, not jammy, not cloying.
I yearn for the old style of Gigondas that smells and tastes like this rugged and magical spot in the Southern Rhone. La Bouissiere's Gigondas takes me there, one sip at a time, and it will do the same for you."
