"La Colline" comes from a plot in the "Jasio" vineyard . This slightly south-facing vineyard with a soil of strongly calcareous marl contains the highest parcels of the estate, which give the most powerful, structured wine. For this cuvée, only the 5 first rows of old Grenache sunniest part of this vineyard are vinified separately. All the other fruit goes into the Gigondas "classique". Here an even lower yield, barely 16hl/ha, 4000 bottles and 240 magnums bottled.

Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2017 Gigondas La Colline comes from a single parcel and is basically all Grenache that was 80% destemmed and brought up in demi-muids. It's an incredible sexy, opulent wine overflowing with notes of kirsch liqueur, wild strawberries, raspberries, incense and spring flowers. With full-bodied richness, present yet ultra-fine tannins, a voluptuous texture and just an all-around layered seamless, hedonistic yet flawlessly balanced style, it's going to benefit from short-term cellaring and keep for 10-15 years. It's a magical wine from this terrific winemaker. " 97/100