Château Gigognan Clos du Roi Rouge, 2019, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France
Red Wine
France
750ml
£67.35 (inc VAT)
Clos du Roi means that this is from the walled vineyard of the King. So is it the King's or the Pope's?
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is dominated by a ruined medieval castle. And in some ways, the appellation can feel a little like this: an imposing, powerful, but slightly crumbling relic of the past. But 10 minutes down the road, you’ll find Sorgues, home to the innovative Château Gigognan. They make glorious wines like this, packed with all that legendary history, but made in a far a more fruit-driven, modern, and forward-thinking style.
As of 2017, Mr Jean-François Hénin purchased the Château Gigognan estate with the ambition to produce great organic wines thanks to its exceptional terroirs. This project, which he has been leading ever since, is based on a huge plan to restructure the vineyard and to build a new, high-tech cellar complying with the very latest environmental standards. Additionally, he decided to buy parcels of vines from the famous Maison Jaboulet located on fabulous terroirs. Because preserving the biodiversity is also one of Jean-François Hénin’s biggest concerns, respect for nature is obviously a key part of the estate’s philosophy. Led by the vineyard manager Loïc Baillet, and the oenologist-cellar master Jenna Le Lay, everyone in the new technical team devoted to the organic approach now combines two, seemingly contradictory, qualities: the objective of allowing the terroir to express all the subtleties of its potential and the humility of helping it to do so as naturally as possible. And we can safely say that this challenge has been met when we taste the wines of Château Gigognan!
Details
| TYPE: | Red |
|---|---|
| GRAPE: | Grenache |
| GRAPE: | Mourvèdre |
| GRAPE: | Syrah |
| COUNTRY: | France |
| REGION: | Rhone |
| BOTTLESIZE: | 750ml |
| CLASSIFICATION: | Chateauneuf-du-pape |
| VINTAGE: | 2019 |
| STYLE: | Rich And Powerful Red |
| METHOD: | Organic |