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GIGONDAS
Delightfully expressive aromas

The harvests

Harvesting began in the last week of August, in other
words, 7 to 10 days earlier (depending on the geographical
area) than the previous year. Everything was in place
for this vintage to be a real success: a particularly
rainy autumn, ensuring soil moisture levels were just
right; a mild, dry winter and a summer characterized
by significant temperature differentials between day
and night, which were beneficial for the berries. As
a result, we had superb grapes which ripened early
and were in excellent health across the full range of
appellations.
End of August: the harvest began with the Costières de
Nîmes whites and the Merlots for the Château Grand Initial tastings
Escalion no-added sulphur wine. The Chardonnays
and Sauvignons in the départements of l’Hérault ‘The white wines are highly aromatics, not at all hot and
and le Gard were also harvested during this period. exhibit a beautiful balance of freshness and aromatic
concentration. The rosés are fresh and generous and
The month of September: the grapes were gathered in the reds boast polished tannins and spicy notes. This
from all the Vallée du Rhône, Plan de Dieu, Cairanne vintage is definitely of the highest quality, featuring
and Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellations. wonderfully expressive wine with real aromatic purity.’
The end of September: we finished off the harvesting VÉRONIQUE TORCOLACCI
with the Gigondas area.

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