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2016 Chateau La Croix des Pins French - Rhone (Red Blend) "Les Dessous des Dentelles Gigondas Rouge"

Winery: Chateau La Croix des Pins

Vintage: 2016

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Les Dessous des Dentelles Gigondas Rouge"

Wine Category: French - Rhone (Red Blend)

Grape blend: 65% Grenache Noir, 25% Syrah & 10% Mourvedre

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: Gigondas

State or country: Georgia

Price: $30

Cases produced: unknown

KWG Score: 91.1 (based on 4 reviews)

Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good+ (90.5)

Review date: January 31, 2021

Wine Review: This medium garnet colored wine from Gigondas opens with clay pot and strawberry bouquet with hints of plum, lavender, and oak. On the palate, this wine is medium plus bodied, slightly acidic, round, juicy and easy to drink. The flavor profile is a chalky mineral influenced red plum and black tea blend with notes of oak and loganberry. We also detected hints of black pepper and cinnamon mixed in. The finish is dry and its fine-grained tannins and flavors fade away nicely. This wine would be a perfect paring a Williams Sonoma's bacon-wrapped beef tenderloin roast. Enjoy – KWGTP

Winemaker Notes: Fragrances from the garrigue—a delicate blend of rosemary and juniper berry—converge with aromas of cherry, prune and sweet bay. It is, however, on the palate that this wine is a revelation, combining power, sharpness, strength and the smoothness of the tannins. Very long-lasting and persistent, Les Dessous des Dentelles Gigondas Rouge is evocative of its limestone-clay terroir. Enjoy it now or keep it in your cellar for 8 to 10 years.

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