Varietals: 90% Grenache noir, 10% Syrah
94 Points James Suckling
This impressive Gigondas is beginning to mature beautifully. Haunting nose of spice, rosemary and wild thyme. At once expansive, highly structured and very refined on the palate, this has everything we look for in this appellation. Gives so much at the long, velvety finish, yet still has some more in reserve. A blend of grenache and syrah from 60-year-old vines, growing at 400 meters altitude. Drink or hold.
94 Points Jeb Dunnuck
A step up over the 2021, the 2020 Gigondas Le Pas De L'Aigle is another pretty, elegant wine with tons of character. Darker raspberries, savory Provençal herbs, sandalwood, and subtle peppery notes all emerge on the nose, and it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a layered, seamless mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish.
94 Points - Wine Spectator:
Very solid, with plum paste, fig pâte de fruit and black currant preserve flavors pumping through, laced with juniper and garrigue notes and supported by a chalky underpinning on the finish. Best from 2021 through 2035. 2,600 cases made, 250 cases imported.
93 Points Wine Spectator
A wine with a lot of soul and character, this leans slightly modern, with charred apple wood and sweet cedar nicely polishing a core of fig puree and black cherry. The long, harmonious finish glides through, revealing rooibos tea and smoked garrigue details, while a tug of tannins provide a ballast. Grenache and Syrah. Drink now through 2035.
