Famille Perrin - Sélections Parcellaires

Famille Perrin Sélections Parcellaires Gigondas - L'Argnée Vieilles Vignes - 2018

Ageing

The crop is manually harvested. Upon arrival in the cellars, the grapes are sorted and vatted in 50hl oak barrels. Unlike Syrah, Grenache is destemmed. After maceration, fermentation begins. The extraction and the temperatures are controlled according to daily tastings. We work the wines by punching down or pumping over. After racking, the wines are aged for a year and a half in oak Foudres.

The vintage

The 2018 vintage is characterised by exceptional weather conditions. Flowering took place in the best possible conditions, with a historically abundant grape output. A few rainy episodes at the end of the spring complicated things a little with an attack of mildew, but the good weather then settled down until harvest, which took place under idyllic conditions. The wines are beautiful.

Famille Perrin - Sélections Parcellaires

Famille Perrin Sélections Parcellaires Gigondas - L'Argnée Vieilles Vignes - 2018

Serving

15°C in big wine glasses.
Match: Veal with Girolles mushrooms, Beef stew.

Tasting

Beautiful intense purple colour. The particularly fragrant nose combines notes of black fruit such as blackberry and blackcurrant and notes of violet and liquorice. Delicate, silky and powerful, the palate is perfectly balanced and reveals beautiful maturity. Great length on the finish.

Famille Perrin - Sélections Parcellaires

Famille Perrin Sélections Parcellaires Gigondas - L'Argnée Vieilles Vignes - 2018

Location

Located at the South-Western end of the Appellation, at the heart of the historical village of Gigondas.

Terroir

Sandy soils.