Jeb Dunnuck, tasting note published in June 12th 2017
From steeper slopes, the 2016 Gigondas Arcane L'Hermite is composed of 80% Grenache, 7% Mourvèdre, and the rest Syrah, Muscardin, and Picpoul Noir that was aged in a submerged barrel. It's another fine wine from Xavier Vignon that has loads of blackberries, spice, dried herbs from Provence, and clay soil. It is elegant, seamless and silky, with a beautiful purity and elegance. It will benefit from short cellaring and keep for a decade.
2016 was a wonderful vintage in Gigondas, especially in the high altitude sites where the sun levels were ideal for producing small yields of perfectly concentrated juice. Small barrels of the blend (80% Grenache; 7% Mourvèdre; 5% Syrah; 4% Muscardin; 4% Picpoul Noir) from these specially selected plots were then placed in Gigondas’ large concrete tanks, ensuring that the Grenache in particular maintains the absolute purity of the fruit. Unconventional, perhaps; exciting and with magnificent results, definitely.
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 105909
Xavier Vignon
Combining his profound knowledge of the terroirs of the Rhône with a decades-long working relationship with numerous prestigious estates, Xavier Vignon has created wines of exceptional quality and character.
As a specialist of the southern Rhône Valley, he rigorously selects the wines he blends and creates to create vintages of great passion and personality.
A virtuoso of the blending process, an alchemy he has mastered perfectly, Xavier Vignon enjoys the freedom and privilege of imbuing his wines with his own story.
Respectful of environment, tradition and terroirs, he hones his blends to create distinctive wines, each with its own bold and unique personality. Whether iconoclastic, a little crazy or simply visionary, Xavier Vignon likes to compare himself to an orchestra conductor.
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