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2012 Gramenon Cotes Du Rhone SagesseGrenache / Garnacha from France

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Domaine Gramenon is the authentic embodiment of the philosophies that the Laurents espouse. They do not merely champion organic farming, but they incorporate the concept of sus...

  • 92 Josh Raynolds - Vinous Media
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Rating:

92

"(100% grenache, from 60-year-old vines): Bright ruby-red. Pungent dark berry and lavender oil scents, along with notes of smoked meat, anise and cola. Offers smoky black and blue fruit flavors that become spicier and more energetic and floral with air. The anise quality comes back with authority on the focused, smoky finish, which lingers with excellent tenacity and persistent sweetness. I wouldn't hesitate to line this suave wine up alongside some of Chateauneuf's big names."

Product Description:

Domaine Gramenon is the authentic embodiment of the philosophies that the Laurents espouse. They do not merely champion organic farming, but they incorporate the concept of sustainability into their daily lives by growing their own food and raising their own animals. The domaine bottles an AOC Vinsobres and a myriad of parcels of Côtes-du-Rhône located around the domaine. Though Michèle and Maxime continue to test the confines of the appellation, the cellars are unsurprisingly old-fashioned. The Laurents use gravity-fed cuvees and age their wines in oak demi-muids and foudres. That they take such gutsy risks as bottling old-vine fruit with so little sulfur, without fining or filtration, only demonstrates the lengths they will go to in order to highlight the freshness, purity, and intoxicating aromas of their small, rare production. - Wine Merchant

Product Detail

Item # 86336
Country France
Region Rhone
Sub-Region Cotes du Rhone
Ratings

92 - Josh Raynolds - Vinous Media

Vintage 2012
Color Red
ABV 14.0%
Varietal(s) Grenache / Garnacha
Size 750mL
Closure Cork
Features
Taste black currant, blackberry, dust and leather
Nose vanilla, toast, smoke, tobacco, dark fruit and red fruit