Les Racines Rouge 2018
COMMENTAIRES DE DÉGUSTATION PAR L’ÉQUIPE DU VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE – LE 8 FÉVRIER 2023
Jolie couleur.
Premier nez très fruit, c’est gourmand. On perçoit la profondeur et une certaine douceur.
A l’aération le nez évolue sur des notes de fruits rouges confiturés, c’est harmonieux.
La bouche est fluide, très agréable, juteuse. C’est très digeste. Il se dégage une belle énergie.
2018 fait partie à Gigondas des années de maturités normales mais comme toujours la récolte est très petite.
A déguster pour le plaisir.
JEBDUNNUCK.COM – 6 OCTOBRE, 2020
92+. Slightly deeper and richer, with a more backward style, the 2018 Gigondas Les Racines reveals a deeper ruby/plum color as well as terrific notes of ripe black cherries, roasted garrigue, scorched earth, and ground pepper. Rich, medium to full-bodied, and concentrated, with plenty of underlying structure, it’s a terrific 2018 that’s going to benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age and drink brilliantly over the following decade or more.
SOUTHERN RHÔNE PART 2: 2017 & 2018 – 26 SEPTEMBRE, 2019 – JEB DUNNUCK
90-92+. The 2018 Gigondas Les Racines comes from older vines and slightly deeper, more north-facing parcels around the estate. It offers darker notes of blackcurrants earth, ground pepper, truffle, and leafy herbs as well as a more concentrated, tannic style on the palate.
JAMESSUCKLING.COM – 11 OCTOBRE, 2019 – JAMES SUCKLING
91-92. From very old vines (70-100 years old). There is a strong, red-fruit focus here with a sappy and very plush feel to the palate. Succulent, fleshy and mellow and a very suave, open-knit and ripe-grenache finish. A blend of 85% grenache and 15% cinsault and syrah co-planted. Drink over the first decade.
WINE ADVOCATE – AUG. 2019 – #244 – JOE CZERWINSKI
95-97. The precise blend for this cuvée hadn’t been finalized at the time of my visit, so the sample I tasted of 2018 Gigondas Les Racines was an approximation put together by the team at the estate. Marked by accents of blodd orange and citrus zest, the raspberry fruit at the core of this wine is concentrated and ripe. Full-bodied and rich, yet silky, fine and elegant, it’s a classic representation of this microclimate and its 75-year-old Grenache vines.
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