Gigondas — New Releases
Gigondas, like all of its neighboring appellations in the southern Rhône, suffered record losses to its Grenache crop in 2013, so producers were forced to respond in a variety of ways. All of them saw their overall production cut and many opted not to make—or severely reduced quantities of—their special cuvées, which are often based on old-vine Grenache plantings. The majority of wineries chose to increase the percentage of other grape varieties, especially Syrah and Mourvèdre, in their final blends, which has given many of the 2013s an intriguing measure of dark fruit, coupled with high acidity resulting from the late, slow growing season.
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A Look at the 2013s
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Gigondas, like all of its neighboring appellations, suffered record losses to its Grenache crop in 2013, so producers were forced to respond in a variety of ways. All of them saw their overall production cut and many opted not to make—or severely reduced quantities of—their special cuvées, which are often based on old-vine Grenache plantings. The majority of wineries chose to increase the percentage of other grape varieties, especially Syrah and Mourvèdre, in their final blends, which has given many of the 2013s an intriguing measure of dark fruit, coupled with high acidity resulting from the late, slow growing season.
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Producers in this Article
- Alain Jaume & Fils
- Arnoux et Fils
- Brotte
- Château de Montmirail
- Château du Trignon
- Château Raspail
- Château Redortier
- Clos du Joncuas
- Delas Frères
- Domaine Bertrand Stehelin
- Domaine Brunely
- Domaine Brusset
- Domaine Cécile Chassagne
- Domaine de Boissan
- Domaine de Cabasse
- Domaine de Durban
- Domaine de Fontavin
- Domaine de Font-Sane
- Domaine de la Mavette
- Domaine de la Tête Noire
- Domaine de la Tourade
- Domaine de Longue Toque
- Domaine de Montvac
- Domaine de Piaugier
- Domaine des Bosquets
- Domaine des Espiers
- Domaine des Florets
- Domaine des Pasquiers
- Domaine d'Ouréa
- Domaine du Bois des Mèges
- Domaine du Cayron
- Domaine du Gour de Chaulé
- Domaine du Grand Montmirail
- Domaine du Grapillon d'Or
- Domaine du Pesquier
- Domaine du Terme
- Domaine Font Sarade
- Domaine La Bouïssiere
- Domaine La Fourmone
- Domaine La Garrigue
- Domaine La Roubine
- Domaine La Soumade
- Domaine Le Clos des Cazaux
- Domaine Les Chênes Blancs
- Domaine Les Goubert
- Domaine Les Pallières
- Domaine Les Semelles de Vent
- Domaine Les Teyssonnières
- Domaine Montirius
- Domaine Notre Dame des Pallières
- Domaine Pallière et Pied-Gû
- Domaine Palon
- Domaine Raspail-Ay
- Domaine Saint-Damien
- Domaine Saint-François-Xavier
- Domaine Saint-Gayan
- Domaine Santa Duc
- Domaine Tourbillon
- E. Guigal
- Famille Perrin
- Famille Tardieu (Tardieu-Laurent)
- Gabriel Meffre
- Gigondas La Cave
- Grandes Serres
- La Bastide Saint Vincent
- La Compagnie Rhodanienne
- Lavau
- Les Halos de Jupiter
- Louis Bernard
- Mas des Restanques
- Moulin de la Gardette
- Ogier
- Olivier & Lafont
- Pierre Amadieu
- Pierre-Henri Morel
- Saint-Cosme
- Vidal-Fleury
- Vignerons de Caractère
- Vignobles Cheron
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