In the Southern Rhone we visited a chateuneaf du pape producer where we worked through blending a wine from different barrels and tanks. An amazing insight to the ability of this area to produce very different styles based on the proportions of Grenache, Shiraz, and Mourvedre among 13 other permissable varieties.
Gigondas was a revelation. Like a junior chateuneaf, the wines are an absolute steal with the right maker and site. The landscape is also breathtaking- we visited some vineyards perched high up in the Dantelle Mountains where steep slpoes, forests and rocky soils combine to make a most wild region. Thanks Laurent for a great tour of your vineyards. Spectacular.
//View from the top of Hermitage at La Chappelle// spectacular amphitheater at Les Royes, St Joseph// high up on the south side of the Dantelles in gigondas.
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