"Deep, glistering red. Expansive, mineral- and spice-accented red fruit liqueur, incense, cola and garrigue qualities are presented on the powerful, finely detailed nose. Palate-staining cherry pie, raspberry, floral pastille and spicecake flavors show superb energy for their depth. The spice and floral notes drive a seriously long, penetrating finish that's framed by polished, well-knit tannines." Vinous

« Bosquets » est un terroir de premier plan contenant une petite enclave de sable fin et pur, appelée localement « Safres ». C'est le vignoble qui entoure la cuverie. Malgré son altitude plus basse, c'est encore ici que se fait la dernière récolte. En effet, la parcelle est entourée de rochers plus élevés et de forêts et reçoit moins de soleil direct. Cette caractéristique, associée au sol sablonneux, donne le vin le plus nuancé et le plus raffiné du domaine, sans pour autant sacrifier le volume et la puissance. Tout simplement délicieux ! En fait, des vignes ont été plantées sur cette parcelle dès le XIVe siècle ! Rendement d'à peine 18l/ha

"Proprietor Julien Brechet is redefining Gigondas through his exploration of selections parcellaires, which are essentially monovarietal. Le Lieu Dit and La Colline are Grenache, Le Plateau is Mourvèdre and Les Routes is Syrah. The blended cuvée remains an assemblage of four varieties and represents an outstanding value. Brechet is pleased with the quality he's been able to achieve the past few vintages but says he's always striving to do better. On this visit, he poured a couple of older vintages so we could look at his progress, saying that he felt he'd made mistakes at times in the past. Of the La Colline, Brechet says, "Before it was impressive, now it's expressive." One of the keys to the quality he was able to achieve in 2018, he says, was the use of destemming, which he now varies considerably from year to year (in 2017, he used as much as 30% whole clusters). Brechet considers 2018 to be a year that favored Grenache, comparing it to 2006 and 2012. That said, I remain impressed by his Les Routes (Syrah), which has become one of the Southern Rhône's greatest examples of that variety—worth noting is that the genetic material is a sélection massale from Fonsalette, which is said to originate from cuttings provided by the Chave family. Equally impressive is the Châteauneuf-du-Pape Brechet bottles from a tiny patch of 100-year-old vines farmed for him by his brother Laurent (Château de Vaudieu). "The signature of the estate is the finesse," Brechet says." RP