Delas Gigondas Les Reinages 2019
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The color is a deep garnet red. In its youth it reveals black cherry aromas which will evolve towards notes of woodland and spices. On the palate, this is a warm, heady wine whose texture is well-rounded and silky. The finish is perfectly balanced.
This wine is suitable throughout the meal, and goes particularly well with rich sauces, game, red meat and dishes.
Blend: 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2019 Gigondas Les Reinages is terrific, with ripe cherry and redcurrant-like fruit as well as peppery garrigue and some resinous, foresty nuances. These carry to a medium to full-bodied, ripe, concentrated Gigondas with beautiful fruit, ripe yet building tannins, and a great finish.
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Bright and lively, with a very fresh core of raspberry and black cherry coulis flanked by violet, anise and alder notes. Stays racy and focused through the finish. Very refined in the end. Grenache and Syrah. Drink now.
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Jeb
Dunnuck
With bold fruit flavors and accents of sweet spice, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre form the base of the classic Rhône Red Blend, while Carignan, Cinsault and Counoise often come in to play. Though they originated from France’s southern Rhône Valley, with some creative interpretation, Rhône blends have also become popular in other countries. Somm Secret—Putting their own local spin on the Rhône Red Blend, those from Priorat often include Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. In California, it is not uncommon to see Petite Sirah make an appearance.
The Southern Rhône region of Gigondas extends northwest from the notably jagged wall of mountains called the Dentelles di Montmirail, whose highest point climbs to about 2,600 feet. The region and its wines have much in common with the neighboring Chateauneuf-du-Pape except that the vineyards of Gigondas exist at higher elevation and its soils, comprised mainly of crumbled limestone from the Dentelles, often produce a more dense and robust Grenache-based red wine.
The region has a history of fine winemaking, extending back to Roman times. But by the 20th century, Gigondas was merely lumped into the less distinct zone of Côtes du Rhône Villages. However, it was first among these satellite villages to earn its own appellation, which occurred in 1971.
Gigondas reds must be between 50 to 100% Grenache with Syrah and Mourvèdre comprising the bulk of the remainder of the blend. They tend express rustic flavors and aromas of wild blackberry, raspberry, fig, plum, as well as juniper, dried herbs, anise, smoke and river rock. The best are bold but balanced, and finish with impressively sexy and velvety tannins.
The Gigondas appellation also produces rosé but no white wines.