2019 | Domaine Giraud | Chateauneuf du Pape Les Galimardes

This captures the ripe, flattering fruit of the vintage but keeps a sense of freshness better than most. Delivers a core of raspberry reduction and plum coulis notes that sail through, flecked with floral, red licorice and apple wood accents along the way before ending with focus and clarity on the mineral-tinged finish. Grenache and Syrah.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Blend of 90% Grenache from century-old vines, aged in concrete, with 10% Syrah, aged in used barriques, the 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Gallimardes is a black-fruited beauty, with notes of blackberries, black cherries, black licorice and black olives. Full-bodied, rich and velvety, with a lingering, spice-inflected finish, this is terrific stuff. Tasted twice (once blind), with the note reflecting the better bottle.

• Wine Spectator: This captures the ripe, flattering fruit of the vintage but keeps a sense of freshness better than most. Delivers a core of raspberry reduction and plum coulis notes that sail through, flecked with floral, red licorice and apple wood accents along the way before ending with focus and clarity on the mineral-tinged finish. Grenache and Syrah.

Producer Information

The estate was born from the passion of Pierre and Mireille, from the meeting of two families. Pierre Giraud is the son of a line of winegrowers over 6 centuries old. A descendant of the Armenier family, he has always worked his vineyard with passion. The Buou family had owned the village distillery for several generations, Mireille has always worked in unison with her husband for the development of the vineyard. Today, she is in charge of all the administration of the estate. The story begins in 1974 when Pierre and Mireille started to cultivate 4 hectares of vines as sharecropping.Over a period of 12 years, the estate gradually expanded with the acquisition of land for rent and sharecropping. In 1981, Pierre and Mireille transformed the family distillery into a wine cellar for the vinification and maturing of the wines. The same year they gave birth to their first vintage at the estate.

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