Gigondas Tradition 2021

Beautiful garnet color, clear and bright. The nose has notes of clove, licorice, ripe berries and plum. Concentrated in the mouth with a charming sweetness and fine tannins. The Tradition is a fine wine with a long length and dedicated to a long life. Perfect accompany of red meat especially lamb, stew or game.

Appellation

Grape variety mourvèdre, grenache, cinsault, syrah

Style Powerful & Robust

Format 750 ml

Available

€25.50

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Domaine Font-Sane	France	Rhône - Meriodanales

About the winemaker In the heart of Gigondas vineyards (Rhône Valley), one of the most prestigious southern Côtes du Rhone growths, lies the Domaine de Font-Sane since 1860. The know-how handed down from generation to generation draws the very best from the terroirs, and the marriage of tradition and state-of-the-art techniques. The Domaine is about 16 hectares (39 acres) divided into Gigondas and Ventoux. From the Domaine itself, you can see protected by the majestic rock faces of the Dentelles de Montmirail, the little village of Gigondas.

Domaine de Font-Sane has opted for a sustainable culture. Fertilization is done every year by adding organic compost. These natural products help maintain the humus levels and promote good exchanges between the soil and the plant, and quality is always preferred over quantity. In order to better take into account the environment, they are considering conversion to organic farming within the next few years.

Vineyard management Practising organics

Details

Vineyard	Total 9 hectares from 5 different terroirs: clay-limestone, pebbly sandy, alluvium and sandy loam. Low yields at 29 hectoliters per hectare.
Vinification	Blend of 72% Grenache, 23% Syrah, 3% mourvèdre and 2% cinsault Traditional wine-making, temperature control, punching of the cap and small rack-and-return, 21 days of fermentation, aged for 8 months in oak casks.
Vintage	2021
Oak aging	Yes
Ageing potential	up to 8 years after harvest
Alcohol percentage	14.5%
Closure	Natural cork