The 2022 Gigondas Numéro 8 explodes from the glass with dazzling intensity. Succulent red fruits are met with jasmine, rose petal, tangerine peel and pinches of dried herbs. Flamboyant and sexy, it is balanced by fresh acidity and wrapped in ever-so-velvety tannins. The mouthfeel is really something else: so seamless, so refined, so complete. This is a strong contender for the wine of the vintage.
Product Description:
The 10-hectare estate is made up of 23 plots whose diversity of terroir and exposure contribute to creating a vast aromatic palette that is found in our wines. The average age of the vines is 55 years and our oldest plot planted by Stéphanie's great-grandfather, Eugène, is now a hundred years old (1901). The yields are low between 26 and 32 Hl/Ha and are the result of constant work that respects our vines and our environment. The grape varieties give pride of place to the king grape variety of the appellation: Grenache, but some plots are planted with a little Syrah and Mourvèdre without forgetting a touch of Cinsault for the rosés. As Aline BONFILS likes to say, "among the winegrowers of Gour de Chaulé, the spirit of the terroir and the typicality of the appellation have resisted new fashions..."
