France

Gigondas

Full

Cork

Considering its age this is still remarkably deep in colour. The nose is starting to take on some seaweed notes along with fresh peat, rolling tobacco, prune, sandalwood and star anise. Garrigue herbs make an appearance here too - this is a very complex wine. There's a sense of sweet fruitiness on the palate, but it’s more about dates than strawberries, and pomegranate molasses. The alcohol is starting to show a little, but no doubt it has served the wine well in its journey. Some powdery tannins create a little structure, and it's impressively long. This is still going strong. If it's made it this far, I wouldn't be surprised if it is still going in 10 years time. A great vintage in quantity and quality. The grapes were hand-picked and not destemmed, and the wine was not fined or filtered.

Cinsault

Grenache / Garnacha

Syrah / Shiraz

Domaine du Cayron, Gigondas, Rhône, France, 1990

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Considering its age this is still remarkably deep in colour. The nose is starting to take on some seaweed notes along with fresh

Domaine du Cayron, Gigondas, Rhône, 1990

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