Gigondas Les Souteyrades 2015

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Tasting Notes

Like the La Louisiane, the 2015 Gigondas les Souteyrades spent a year in foudres prior to bottling. It a similar blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre, but grown on north-facing gray clays. There's more pepper and herb here, still wonderfully ripe raspberries but less chocolate. Full-bodied, it's still silky and refined, with tremendous length on the finish.

Score: 94

Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2017-2027 31 October 2017

The most opulent and voluptuous of the 2015s, the 2015 Gigondas Les Souteyrades is heavenly juice that, again, drinks well past its humble price point. Just loaded with notions of strawberries, framboise, spring flowers, dried orange peels and spice, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a thick, unctuous texture, sweet tannin and a great, great finish. This cuvee is the normal 80/20 split of Grenache and Mourvèdre, aged all in foudre, and there’s just 750 cases made.

Score: 97

Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com 19 October 2017

The 2015 Gigondas les Souteyrades is more closed, tight and reserved than the La Louisiane and offers notes of blueberries, ground herbs, pepper and licorice. Based on 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre that’s aged all in foudre, this full-bodied, concentrated effort is going to need short term cellaring to show all it has.

Score: 92 - 94

Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 30 December 2016

Full ruby. Ripe black raspberry, violet, incense and peppery spices on the highly fragrant nose. Palate-staining red and blue fruit and floral pastille flavors show impressive energy, and a minerally topnote gains intensity as the wine opens up. Rich yet energetic in style, showing serious closing thrust, harmonious tannins and a suave, lingering floral quality.

Score: 92 - 94

Josh Raynolds, Vinous.com 01 September 2017