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95
Decanter
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96
Jeb Dunnuck
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93+
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
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94+
Vinous
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Perrin Gigondas Clos Des Tourelles 2018

15 units available online.
Product description

It is no coincidence Famille Perrin is the leading organic wine grower of the Southern Rhone Valley where they occupy the regions best terroirs. Their values have given them a worldwide reputation for excellence: absolute respect for the soil, a commitment to manual methods and a deep belief that organic viticulture is the only way to express thetrue essence of the terroir. Moreover the combination of talents within the family ensures the continuation of their unique expertise. Nature and tradition are key to the Famille Perrin way and this approach has continued seamlessly over five generations.

Elegant dark cherry colour, deep and intense. Of great complexity, the nose reveals a superb aromatic bouquet with notes of “garrigue” and blueberries delicately underlined with a hint of Timut pepper and fine smoky notes. On the palate, this refinement continues with finesse, with a beautiful rich and dense structure, enhanced by silky tannins and tasty aromas of black fruit, noble leather and violets. A model of elegance with great aging potential.

96 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

The 2018 Gigondas Clos Des Tourelles is mostly Grenache and comes from a walled vineyard just outside the village of Gigondas. Its medium ruby color is followed by a Provencal bouquet of dried spices, peppery garrigue, new saddle leather, candied violets, flowery incense, and both red and blue fruits. Full-bodied, beautifully textured, and nicely concentrated, with enough tannins to warrant 2-3 years of bottle age, it’s going to drink nicely for 10-15 years or more. It’s a gorgeous Gigondas.

95 Points - Decanter

This has bags of energy and vibrancy with brisk saline tannins that mark it out as very Gigondas. It’s beautifully pure, vivid, vibrant and electric with a touch of reduction; blackberry pastille and pate de fruits. It’s a pretty punchy style this year with intense tannins alongside very bright, pure fruit. From a few plots around the centre of the village, currently organic but in biodynamic conversion. 

94+ Points - Vinous

Deep lurid violet. Powerful, spice- and mineral-accented blue fruits, exotic spices and a hint of garrigue on the expressive nose. Juicy and energetic on the palate, offering intense cherry, boysenberry and floral pastille flavors that put on weight with air while maintaining urgency. Shows superb delineation and mineral cut on a strikingly long, precise finish that leaves a suave candied floral note behind.

93+ Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

With the Grenache yields down by one-fourth this year, the 2018 Gigondas Clos des Tourelles is only 65% Grenache, with the balance a blend of Mourvèdre and Syrah. Aged in concrete and foudre, it offers up hints of leather and cherries on the nose. It's full-bodied, more robust and sturdier than the L'Argnee yet almost as silky and elegant on the extended finish.